Saint Joseph

E3227

Christian religious figure New Testament person biblical figure saint

Saint Joseph is a key figure in Christianity, venerated as the earthly father of Jesus and a model of humility, obedience, and protective care.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Saint Joseph canonical	247
Saint Joseph the Worker	5
Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary	5
St. Joseph	3
Joseph, husband of Mary	2
Joseph (husband of Mary)	1
Joseph, Saint	1
Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus	1
Saint Joseph (in Catholic tradition)	1
Saint Joseph with tools	1
Saint Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary	1
Saint Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church	1
Saint Joseph, husband of Mary	1
Saint Joseph, husband of Mary in the New Testament	1
Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary	1
St. Joseph the Worker	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T35240 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Saint Joseph
Context triple: [Virgin Mary, spouseOf, Saint Joseph]

A. Joseph
Joseph is the first name of J. C. R. Licklider, a pioneering computer scientist often regarded as a key figure in the development of the internet and interactive computing.
B. Virgin Mary
The Virgin Mary is revered in Christianity as the mother of Jesus Christ and a central figure of faith, purity, and devotion.
C. Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is believed by Christians to be the incarnate Son of God and the Savior of humanity whose life, death, and resurrection are the foundation of the Christian faith.
D. Theodor
Theodor "Ted" Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology best known for coining the term "hypertext" and envisioning global hyperlinked document systems.
E. Edwin
Edwin is a masculine given name of Old English origin meaning "rich friend" or "prosperous friend."
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Saint Joseph
Target entity description: Saint Joseph is a key figure in Christianity, venerated as the earthly father of Jesus and a model of humility, obedience, and protective care.

A. Joseph
Joseph is the first name of J. C. R. Licklider, a pioneering computer scientist often regarded as a key figure in the development of the internet and interactive computing.
B. Virgin Mary
The Virgin Mary is revered in Christianity as the mother of Jesus Christ and a central figure of faith, purity, and devotion.
C. Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is believed by Christians to be the incarnate Son of God and the Savior of humanity whose life, death, and resurrection are the foundation of the Christian faith.
D. Theodor
Theodor "Ted" Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology best known for coining the term "hypertext" and envisioning global hyperlinked document systems.
E. Edwin
Edwin is a masculine given name of Old English origin meaning "rich friend" or "prosperous friend."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (82)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian religious figure ⓘ New Testament person ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ saint ⓘ
associatedWith	Bethlehem ⓘ Flight into Egypt ⓘ Holy Family ⓘ Nazareth ⓘ
commemoratedBy	consecrations ⓘ litanies ⓘ liturgical feasts ⓘ prayers ⓘ
devotionType	intercessory prayer ⓘ patronal devotion ⓘ
feastDay	1 May ⓘ 19 March ⓘ
feastName	Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker ⓘ Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ linked to: Saint Joseph
hasAttribute	hidden life ⓘ just man ⓘ righteousness ⓘ silence ⓘ
inspiredBy	Gospel infancy narratives ⓘ
inspiredDocument	Redemptoris Custos ⓘ
legalFatherOf	Jesus Christ ⓘ
mentionedIn	Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
name	Joseph ⓘ
occupation	carpenter ⓘ tekton ⓘ
patronage	Canada ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Vietnam ⓘ linked to: Viet Nam a happy death ⓘ carpenters ⓘ craftsmen ⓘ families ⓘ fathers ⓘ refugees ⓘ the Americas ⓘ linked to: Americas the dying ⓘ the poor ⓘ travelers ⓘ universal Church ⓘ workers ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
role	earthly father of Jesus ⓘ guardian of the Holy Family ⓘ husband of Mary ⓘ model of humility ⓘ model of obedience ⓘ patron of the universal Church ⓘ protector ⓘ
spouse	Mary, mother of Jesus ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary Virgin Mary ⓘ
stepfatherOf	Jesus Christ ⓘ
symbol	carpenter’s square ⓘ lily ⓘ staff ⓘ tools ⓘ
title	Guardian of the Redeemer ⓘ Patron of the Dying ⓘ Patron of the Universal Church ⓘ Saint Joseph the Worker ⓘ linked to: Saint Joseph Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ linked to: Saint Joseph
tradition	Catholic devotional tradition ⓘ Orthodox Christian tradition ⓘ Protestant Christian tradition ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Lutheran Church ⓘ linked to: Lutheranism Maronite Church ⓘ linked to: Maronite Christianity Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ
virtue	chastity ⓘ faith ⓘ humility ⓘ obedience ⓘ protective care ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (273)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Virgin Mary → spouseOf → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Saint Joseph → feastName → Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ

linked to: Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph → title → Saint Joseph the Worker ⓘ

linked to: Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph → title → Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ

linked to: Saint Joseph

Nativity of Christ → hasMainFigure → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Joseph → title → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe → namedAfter → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Redemptoris Custos → subject → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Gospel infancy narratives → associatedWith → Joseph, husband of Mary ⓘ

linked to: Saint Joseph

Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker → hasPatron → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker → honors → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker → linkedSaint → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Guardian of the Redeemer → refersTo → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Guardian of the Redeemer → honors → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Guardian of the Redeemer → titleOf → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Holy Family → hasMember → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Holy Family → includesFosterFather → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Mission San José → namedAfter → Saint Joseph ⓘ

St. Joseph’s Church → associatedWith → Saint Joseph ⓘ

St. Joseph’s Church → dedicatedTo → Saint Joseph ⓘ

St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Hanoi → namedAfter → Saint Joseph ⓘ

St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Hanoi → patronSaint → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Milk Grotto → associatedWithPerson → Saint Joseph ⓘ

St. Joseph, Missouri → namedAfter → Saint Joseph ⓘ

papal coat of arms of Pope Francis → associatedDevotion → Saint Joseph ⓘ

St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie → namedAfter → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Giuseppe → associatedWith → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Giuseppe → hasPatronSaint → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Las Fallas → honors → Saint Joseph ⓘ

St. Joseph County, Indiana → namedAfter → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Joseph → namedAfter → Saint Joseph, husband of Mary in the New Testament ⓘ

linked to: Saint Joseph

St Joseph’s Cathedral → namedAfter → Saint Joseph ⓘ

St Joseph’s Cathedral → patronSaint → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Mission San José → namedAfter → Saint Joseph ⓘ

San José de Gracia Church at Las Trampas → namedAfter → Saint Joseph ⓘ

The Marriage of the Virgin → depicts → Saint Joseph ⓘ

The Marriage of the Virgin → depictsSaint → Saint Joseph ⓘ

The Holy Family on the Steps → depicts → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Adoration of the Magi → featuresCharacter → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary → honors → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary → associatedSaint → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Sancti Ioseph Opificis → honors → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Sancti Ioseph Opificis → alsoKnownAs → St. Joseph the Worker ⓘ

linked to: Saint Joseph

Sancti Ioseph Opificis → hasPatronSaint → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Solemnity → includes → Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ

linked to: Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph as guardian of Christ the Redeemer → refersTo → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Congregation of the Holy Family → hasDevotionTo → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Missionaries of the Holy Family → devotion → Saint Joseph ⓘ

St. Joseph Memorial Chapel → dedicatedTo → Saint Joseph ⓘ

Church of San Giuseppe, Ragusa Ibla → dedicatedTo → Saint Joseph ⓘ

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Referenced by (273)

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