Are Icons of St Joseph and Jesus ok?

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Justice
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Are Icons of St Joseph and Jesus ok?

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Iv'e heard that many consider the pictures of St Joseph the Betrothed holding Christ to be wrong, is this allowed or taught in the Orthodox church?

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Never mind, I found out the Orthodox opinion.

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Justice wrote:

Never mind, I found out the Orthodox opinion.

Ah, please do share. Did your sources quote any church fathers or iconographers?

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St. Joseph the Betrothed raised Jesus as an apprentice in carpentry from the time he was a boy, Jesus also wept over his grave when he died. Not to mention he's depicted holding Jesus on his shoulders in a fatherly type way.

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No I don't know of any writings that speak about this certain icon.

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