Joseph of Arimathea was born around 1st century BC or AD in Ramla, Israel during the Roman Empire. He was a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin.
After the crucifixion of Jesus, Joseph of Arimathea, a secretly disciple of Jesus for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. And Pilate permitted it. So he came and took his body. Nicodemus, the one who had first come to him at night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about one hundred pounds. They took the body of Jesus and bound it with the spices, according to the Jewish custom. Now in the place where he had been crucified there was a garden, and in a garden a new tomb, in which no one had yet been buried. So they laid Jesus there because of the Jewish preparation day; for the tomb was close by (John 19:38-42).
Joseph of Arimathea was venerated in Roman Catholic Church, Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion Christian Church, and Lutheranism Church. In Western Christianity, his fast day is on March 17; in Eastern Christianity, his feast day is on July 31; and in Episcopal Church, his feast day is on August 1. Saint Joseph of Arimathea is a patron saint of funeral directors.
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