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Holy Family

American  

noun

  1. a representation in art of Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus.


Holy Family British  

noun

  1. Christianity the infant Jesus, Mary, and St Joseph

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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

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

"In this grotto which symbolises how Jesus and the Holy Family found refuge, there is also the story of this Muslim family."

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024

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