Holy Family
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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At first glance, the painting at the center of the exhibition, of the Holy Family, looks familiar, like a number of other Renaissance paintings of the same scene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
The Holy Family is one of four roundels in the exhibition, a format that was particularly popular in Renaissance Florence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
He has repeatedly called for an end to war, but in a different way to Pope Francis, who memorably made daily calls to the Holy Family Church in Gaza to offer his support.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025
But for the church officials and the families at Holy Family Church, the pope was not a distant religious figure in a faraway country, but a daily presence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025
Everyone knows Limerick is the holiest city in Ireland because it has the Arch Confraternity of the Holy Family, the biggest sodality in the world.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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