Josephology

Saint Joseph and the Christ Child by Guido Reni, c. 1640.

Josephology is the theological study of Joseph, the husband of Mary, mother of Jesus. Records of devotions to Joseph go back to the year 800 and Doctors of the Church since Thomas Aquinas have written on the subject.[1] With the growth of Mariology, the theological study of Joseph also grew and in the 1950s specific centers for it were formed.[2] The modern study of the theology concerning Joseph is one of the newest theological disciplines.[3]

  1. ^ For an analysis of the Josephology of Aquinas see: A Thomistic Josephology by James J Davis 1967, University of Montreal, ASIN B0007K3PL4
  2. ^ P. de Letter, "The Theology of Saint Joseph", The Clergy Monthly, March 1955, Online at JSTOR
  3. ^ "Sunday - Catholic Magazine". sunday.niedziela.pl. Retrieved 2020-07-24.