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Please note that this does not belong to "Sacred deposit" of the faith (the depositum fidei).

For the age of Mary when she was married, please see this one possible source: VII. MARRIAGE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN TO JOSEPH in The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, [Bl.] Emmerich, Anne Catherine (1774-1824).

If Joseph was 17 and Mary 14, chances are that this was NOT Joseph's second marriage.

Whence comes the stories that this was a second marriage for Joseph, that Joseph was an old man when he married Mary, that the brothers and sisters of Jesus were the children of Joesph from his other marriage etc?

These come from apocryphal writings and perhaps with good intentions, i.e., in attempt to explain the perpetual virginity of Mary.

Please see: Marriage in St. Joseph | New Advent.

Please see: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary (Jerome) | New Advent. Please note that St. Jerome argues that St.Joseph also remained virgin, and this to me, makes sense.

Please see:

• Code of Canon Law, Can. 1083 §1. A man before he has completed his sixteenth year of age and a woman before she has completed her fourteenth year of age cannot enter into a valid marriage.
• Marriageable age in Judaism coming up

That nun should have been the first person to ask ... but perhaps the question has just occurred to user6941 ...

Please note that this does not belong to "Sacred deposit" of the faith (the depositum fidei).

For the age of Mary when she was married, please see this one possible source: VII. MARRIAGE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN TO JOSEPH in The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, [Bl.] Emmerich, Anne Catherine (1774-1824).

If Joseph was 17 and Mary 14, chances are that this was NOT Joseph's second marriage.

Whence comes the stories that this was a second marriage for Joseph, that Joseph was an old man when he married Mary, that the brothers and sisters of Jesus were the children of Joesph from his other marriage etc?

These come from apocryphal writings and perhaps with good intentions, i.e., in attempt to explain the perpetual virginity of Mary.

Please see: Marriage in St. Joseph | New Advent.

Please see: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary (Jerome) | New Advent. Please note that St. Jerome argues that St.Joseph also remained virgin, and this to me, makes sense.

Please see:

• Code of Canon Law, Can. 1083 §1. A man before he has completed his sixteenth year of age and a woman before she has completed her fourteenth year of age cannot enter into a valid marriage.
• cf. Prohibited Marriages and Illegitimate Children under Marriage| Jewish Virtual

The minimum age for marriage under Jewish law is 13 for boys, 12 for girls; however, the kiddushin can take place before that, and often did in medieval times. The Talmud recommends that a man marry at age 18, or somewhere between 16 and 24.

That nun should have been the first person to ask ... but perhaps the question has just occurred to user6941 ...

Please note that this does not belong to "Sacred deposit" of the faith (the depositum fidei).

For the age of Mary when she was married, please see this one possible source: VII. MARRIAGE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN TO JOSEPH in The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, [Bl.] Emmerich, Anne Catherine (1774-1824).

If Joseph was 17 and Mary 14, chances are that this was NOT Joseph's second marriage.

Whence comes the stories that this was a second marriage for Joseph, that Joseph was an old man when he married Mary, that the brothers and sisters of Jesus were the children of Joesph from his other marriage etc?

These come from apocryphal writings and perhaps with good intentions, i.e., in attempt to explain the perpetual virginity of Mary.

Please see: Marriage in St. Joseph | New Advent.

Please see: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary (Jerome) | New Advent. Please note that St. Jerome argues that St.Joseph also remained virgin, and this to me, makes sense.

That nun should have been the first person to ask ... but perhaps the question has just occurred to user6941 ...

Please note that this does not belong to "Sacred deposit" of the faith (the depositum fidei).

For the age of Mary when she was married, please see this one possible source: VII. MARRIAGE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN TO JOSEPH in The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, [Bl.] Emmerich, Anne Catherine (1774-1824).

If Joseph was 17 and Mary 14, chances are that this was NOT Joseph's second marriage.

Whence comes the stories that this was a second marriage for Joseph, that Joseph was an old man when he married Mary, that the brothers and sisters of Jesus were the children of Joesph from his other marriage etc?

These come from apocryphal writings and perhaps with good intentions, i.e., in attempt to explain the perpetual virginity of Mary.

Please see: Marriage in St. Joseph | New Advent.

Please see: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary (Jerome) | New Advent. Please note that St. Jerome argues that St.Joseph also remained virgin, and this to me, makes sense.

Please see:

• Code of Canon Law, Can. 1083 §1. A man before he has completed his sixteenth year of age and a woman before she has completed her fourteenth year of age cannot enter into a valid marriage.
• Marriageable age in Judaism coming up

That nun should have been the first person to ask ... but perhaps the question has just occurred to user6941 ...

Please note that this does not belong to "Sacred deposit" of the faith (the depositum fidei).

For the age of Mary when she was married, please see this one possible source: VII. MARRIAGE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN TO JOSEPH in The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, [Bl.] Emmerich, Anne Catherine (1774-1824).

If Joseph was 17 and Mary 14, chances are that this was NOT Joseph's second marriage.

Whence comes the stories that this was a second marriage for Joseph, that Joseph was an old man when he married Mary, that the brothers and sisters of Jesus were the children of Joesph from his other marriage etc?

These come from apocryphal writings and perhaps with good intentions, i.e., in attempt to explain the perpetual virginity of Mary, etc.

Please see: Marriage in St. Joseph | New Advent.

Please see: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary (Jerome) | New Advent. Please note that St. Jerome argues that St.Joseph also remained virgin, and this to me, makes sense.

That nun should have been the first person to ask ... but perhaps the question has just occurred to user6941 ...

Please note that this does not belong to "Sacred deposit" of the faith (the depositum fidei).

For the age of Mary when she was married, please see this one possible source: VII. MARRIAGE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN TO JOSEPH in The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, [Bl.] Emmerich, Anne Catherine (1774-1824).

If Joseph was 17 and Mary 14, chances are that this was NOT Joseph's second marriage.

Whence comes the stories that this was a second marriage for Joseph, that Joseph was an old man when he married Mary, that the brothers and sisters of Jesus were the children of Joesph from his other marriage etc?

These come from apocryphal writings and perhaps with good intentions, i.e., in attempt to explain the perpetual virginity of Mary.

Please see: Marriage in St. Joseph | New Advent.

Please see: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary (Jerome) | New Advent. Please note that St. Jerome argues that St.Joseph also remained virgin, and this to me, makes sense.