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JOSEPH2 (saint), fl. 1st century A.D., was the Virgin Mary's husband. The angel told him that the child Mary was to bear should be called Jesus (Matthew 1:18-25).
The Parson recalls this incident, ParsT 285. [Crist: Marie1]
"The Annunciation," in The Wakefield Mystery Plays, ed. M. Rose, 175-185.
From CHAUCER NAME DICTIONARY
Copyright © 1988, 1996 Jacqueline de Weever
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