Seeing Saint Joseph

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Did you ever wonder where we get the iconic images of Saint Joseph when he is barely mentioned in the Bible?

Daniel Esparza walks us through the surprising sources.

“The main sources of our familiar artistic depictions of St. Joseph are, interestingly, not canonical.”

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Pontifex University is an online university offering a Master’s Degree in Sacred Arts. For more information visit the website at www.pontifex.university

Lawrence Klimecki is a deacon for the diocese of Sacramento as well as a working artist, he writes on art and faith at www.DeaconLawrence.org 

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