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Order a Print of St. Joseph and Christ Byzantine Icon – Saint Joseph the Betrothed, venerated in Orthodox tradition as a model of purity and obedience, was an elderly widower entrusted by God to serve as the guardian of the Virgin Mary and the protector of her virginity. As the foster father of Christ, he is honored not as having marital relations with the Theotokos, but as a faithful witness to the Incarnation, who trembled at the mystery unfolding before him.




