Joseph, the husband of Mary
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"Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, Who is called Christ."
From Mater Christi Meditations on Our Lady by Paul, Mother St.
And very soon after these wise men had gone away, the Lord sent another dream to Joseph, the husband of Mary.
From The Wonder Book of Bible Stories by Marshall, Logan
"It is, however, a fortunate circumstance that Matthew also, when tracing down the Lord's descent from Abraham to Mary, says, 'Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus."
From The Lost Gospel and Its Contents Or, The Author of "Supernatural Religion" Refuted by Himself by Sadler, Michael Ferrebee
Behind the group is Joseph, the husband of Mary, in an attitude which is very common in the old pictures.
From Raphael A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)
But Matthew says that "Jacob begot Joseph, the husband of Mary": whereas Luke says that Joseph was the son of Heli.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
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