Saint:
St. Joseph
Status: Husband of Mary and foster father of Jesus. He
is also the patron saint of the dying.
First Sighted: not known
Last Sighted: not known
Description: When Joseph discovered that his fiancé
Mary was pregnant and that he wasn’t the father he planned to divorce
her quietly so that Mary wouldn’t been stoned to death like other
women accused of adultery. But in the end when he discovered that Mary
was carrying the Son of God, he decided to stick with her and marry her.
When Jesus was born he treated him as his real son.
Death: All we know is that he died with
Jesus and Mary close to him – just the way he wanted.
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