Size: 9 1/4" (23.5cm)
(Giuseppe, Jose, Josef, Yosef) [1st Century], husband of St. Mary, mother of Jesus, supported his family as a craftsman in the village of Nazareth and is an apt model of those who support their families by honest labor. He is the patron saint of the Church, carpenters, workingmen, social justice, travelers, the dying, of opposition to Communism, and of Austria, Belgium, Canada, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Vietnam and China. His feast days are March 19 and May 1.