The statue of

Saint Joseph Joseph (; el, Ἰωσήφ, translit=Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels also name some brothers of ...

( cs, Socha svatého Josefa) with a young

Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

is an outdoor sculpture by

Josef Max Josef Calanza Max (16 January 1804, Janov – 18 June 1855, Prague) was a German-Czech sculptor. His brother was the sculptor Emanuel Max. Life Max came from a family of sculptors and woodcarvers and received his first lessons from his father ...

, installed on the south side of the

Charles Bridge Charles Bridge ( cs, Karlův most ) is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century.; The ...

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

, Czech Republic.

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* Christian sculptures Monuments and memorials in Prague Sculptures of men in Prague Sculptures of Saint Joseph Statues of Jesus Statues on the Charles Bridge {{CzechRepublic-sculpture-stub