Joseph of Ar ‧ i ‧ ma ‧ the ‧ a, Saint /ˌdʒəʊzəf əv ˌærəməˈθiːə, ˌdʒəʊzɪf əv ˌærəməˈθiːə/ BrE AmE
in the New Testament of the Bible, a rich follower of Jesus who asked to be given Jesus's dead body so that he could bury it in the ↑ tomb that he had built for himself. There is also an old story that he brought the ↑ Holy Grail (=the cup used by Jesus at the ↑ Last Supper ) to England and built the first Christian church in England at ↑ Glastonbury .