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Holy Family

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Holy Family term referring to the child Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. In the Roman Catholic Church the feast in its honor falls usually on the first Sunday after the Epiphany. In art the theme of the Holy Family became popular during the Renaissance, probably deriving from the larger theme of the Nativity in medieval representations. There are fine examples by Signorelli, Michelangelo, and Rubens.

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Holy Family, the

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Holy Family, the. The Infant Jesus, His Mother (the BVM), and His foster-father ( St Joseph). The cult of the Holy Family as such became popular in the RC Church in the 17th cent. A Feast of the Holy Family is kept on the First Sunday after Christmas.

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