Righteous · 1st century
Righteous Joseph of Arimathea
Also known as Joseph of Arimathea
A rich man of Arimathea, a member of the council and a secret disciple of the Lord, who took courage to ask Pilate for the body of Jesus, and wrapped it in fine linen and laid it in his own new tomb.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints