Joseph with infant Jesus at the red house, Dietrichstraße 54, Trier - Rheinland-Pfalz / Germany
N 49° 45.409 E 006° 38.446
32U E 330076 N 5514263
Religuious sculpture in a niche of the red house
Waymark Code: WMXHP5
Location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Date Posted: 01/15/2018
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Joseph:
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"Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of Mary, mother of Jesus, and is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, Lutheranism and Methodism. Christian tradition places Joseph as Jesus' legal father. Some differing views are due to theological interpretations versus historical views."
Jesus:
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"Jesus, also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus Christ,
was a Jewish preacher and religious leader who became the central figure of Christianity.
Christians believe him to be the Son of God and the awaited Messiah (Christ) prophesied in the Old Testament."
The Red House is listed in the list of cultural monuments in Trier-Kernstadt / Streets A to F.
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"Red House, Dietrichstraße 54.1684 (1968-70 reconstructed), so-called Red House, representative late renaissance building, two-storey volute gable, niche figure, 1684 (1968-70 reconstructed), road and platzbildprägend"