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
Saint Joseph and the Christ Child by Guido Reni, c. 1640.
Saint Peter's Basilica facade, Rome, Italy
Mariology is the Christian theological study of Mary, mother of Jesus. Mariology seeks to relate doctrine or dogma about Mary to other doctrines of the faith, such as those concerning Jesus and notion
Josephology
…Records of devotions to Joseph go back to the year 800 and Doctors of the Church since Thomas Aquinas have written on the subject. With the growth of Mariology, the theological study of Joseph also grew and in the 1950s specific centers for it were formed. The modern study of the theology concerning Joseph is…
The Eleusa style such as this Vladimir icon of the Madonna with the Christ Child nestled against her face, has been depicted in both the Eastern and Western churches.
A statue of Mary in the Lutheran church of Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune, Strasbourg
Statue of Santa Maria Assunta, in Attard, Malta