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Baptistry</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Dream_of_Saint_Joseph.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/The_Dream_of_Saint_Joseph.jpg/220px-The_Dream_of_Saint_Joseph.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="308" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/The_Dream_of_Saint_Joseph.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="246" data-file-height="344" /></a><figcaption><i>The Dream of Saint Joseph</i>, by <a href="/wiki/Philippe_de_Champaigne" title="Philippe de Champaigne">Philippe de Champaigne</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Saint Joseph's dreams</b> are four <a href="/wiki/Dream#Abrahamic" title="Dream">dreams</a> described in the <a href="/wiki/Gospel_of_Matthew" title="Gospel of Matthew">Gospel of Matthew</a> in the <a href="/wiki/New_Testament" title="New Testament">New Testament</a> in which <a href="/wiki/Saint_Joseph" title="Saint Joseph">Joseph</a>, the legal father of <a href="/wiki/Jesus" title="Jesus">Jesus</a>, is visited by an <a href="/wiki/Angel_of_the_Lord" title="Angel of the Lord">angel of the Lord</a> and receives specific instructions and warnings of impending danger. All four dreams come from the period around the <a href="/wiki/Nativity_of_Jesus" title="Nativity of Jesus">Nativity of Jesus</a> and his early life, between the onset of <a href="/wiki/Mary,_mother_of_Jesus" title="Mary, mother of Jesus">Mary</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Pregnancy" title="Pregnancy">pregnancy</a> and the family's return from the <a href="/wiki/Flight_to_Egypt" class="mw-redirect" title="Flight to Egypt">Flight to Egypt</a>. They are often distinguished by numbers as "Joseph's first dream" and so on. Especially in art history, the first may be referred to as the <b>Annunciation to Joseph</b>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biblical_accounts">Biblical accounts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Joseph%27s_dreams&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biblical accounts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The four dreams are as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dd><ul><li><b>First dream</b>: In <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.biblica.com/bible/?osis=niv:Matthew%201:20–21">Matthew 1:20–21</a>, Joseph is told not to be afraid to take <a href="/wiki/Mary,_mother_of_Jesus" title="Mary, mother of Jesus">Mary</a> as his wife, because she has conceived by the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Spirit" title="Holy Spirit">Holy Spirit</a>. (See also the <a href="/wiki/Annunciation" title="Annunciation">Annunciation</a> in <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.biblica.com/bible/?osis=niv:Luke%201:26–38">Luke 1:26–38</a>, when an angel visits Mary and she agrees to conceive "through the power of the Most High".)</li> <li><b>Second dream</b>: In <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.biblica.com/bible/?osis=niv:Matthew%202:13">Matthew 2:13</a>, Joseph is warned to leave <a href="/wiki/Bethlehem" title="Bethlehem">Bethlehem</a> and <a href="/wiki/Flight_into_Egypt" title="Flight into Egypt">flee to Egypt</a>.</li> <li><b>Third dream</b>: In <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.biblica.com/bible/?osis=niv:Matthew%202:19–20">Matthew 2:19–20</a>, while in Egypt, Joseph is told that it is safe to go back to <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Israel" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Israel">Israel</a>.</li> <li><b>Fourth dream</b>: In <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.biblica.com/bible/?osis=niv:Matthew%202:22">Matthew 2:22</a>, because he had been warned in a dream, Joseph awakens to depart for the region of <a href="/wiki/Galilee" title="Galilee">Galilee</a> instead of going to <a href="/wiki/Judea" title="Judea">Judea</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commentary">Commentary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Joseph%27s_dreams&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Commentary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Roger_Baxter" title="Roger Baxter">Roger Baxter</a>, in his <i>Meditations</i> reflects on the second dream, writing: "Ponder the particulars of this command. 1. The angel commands in the name of God, who is the supreme Lord. 2. He delivers the command not to Mary, though she was the more worthy; but to Joseph, because he was the head of the family, and its ordinary superior. 3. He appeared to him in sleep, by which we learn, that even while we sleep the care of God is exerted over us, and He is continually watching for our good. 4. He tells him to take the Child and His mother, without mentioning anything else. Oh that Jesus and Mary were your only care! 5. He assigns them the place of their banishment. Learn, hence, not to choose for yourself, but receive everything in the ordinary way of God's providence, and as coming from His hands, in regard to place, employment, prosperity, and adversity."<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_art">In art</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Joseph%27s_dreams&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: In art"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The dreams have sometimes been depicted in art, though they have never been among the most common subjects from the <a href="/wiki/Life_of_Jesus_in_art" class="mw-redirect" title="Life of Jesus in art">Life of Jesus in art</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Life_of_the_Virgin" title="Life of the Virgin">Life of the Virgin</a>. It is often unclear which dream is intended. The second dream is probably most often depicted, and if there is no other indication it can be assumed that is the subject. If the Virgin Mary is present (but no infant Jesus), especially if visibly pregnant or shown spinning, this suggests the first dream, which tends to be shown in an indoor setting. An outside setting may suggest the second dream, as does the angel pointing outside the picture space, urging Joseph to leave. The tools of his carpentry workshop are often shown around him, probably indicating the second dream, although logically there seems to be no reason why these should not be present for the first and third dreams as well. The presence of the ox or ass from the Nativity scene suggests the second dream. In the absence of a place in a sequence, inscribed text, a title, or decor showing a setting in Egypt, the third and fourth dreams can generally be ruled out where there is uncertainty.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:T%27oros_Roslin_-_Joseph%27s_Dream_-_Walters_W53917R_-_Detail_A.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Toros Roslin, 1262"><img alt="Toros Roslin, 1262" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/T%27oros_Roslin_-_Joseph%27s_Dream_-_Walters_W53917R_-_Detail_A.jpg/200px-T%27oros_Roslin_-_Joseph%27s_Dream_-_Walters_W53917R_-_Detail_A.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/T%27oros_Roslin_-_Joseph%27s_Dream_-_Walters_W53917R_-_Detail_A.jpg/300px-T%27oros_Roslin_-_Joseph%27s_Dream_-_Walters_W53917R_-_Detail_A.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/T%27oros_Roslin_-_Joseph%27s_Dream_-_Walters_W53917R_-_Detail_A.jpg/400px-T%27oros_Roslin_-_Joseph%27s_Dream_-_Walters_W53917R_-_Detail_A.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1156" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Toros_Roslin" title="Toros Roslin">Toros Roslin</a>, 1262</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bregenz_Martinskapelle_Fresken_05.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The first dream, as shown by the angel's banderole, fresco, 1360"><img alt="The first dream, as shown by the angel's banderole, fresco, 1360" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Bregenz_Martinskapelle_Fresken_05.jpg/200px-Bregenz_Martinskapelle_Fresken_05.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Bregenz_Martinskapelle_Fresken_05.jpg/300px-Bregenz_Martinskapelle_Fresken_05.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Bregenz_Martinskapelle_Fresken_05.jpg/400px-Bregenz_Martinskapelle_Fresken_05.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3701" data-file-height="2623" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The first dream, as shown by the angel's <a href="/wiki/Banderole" title="Banderole">banderole</a>, fresco, 1360</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rembrandt_van_Rijn_195.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Second dream, Rembrandt and workshop, 1645, with ox"><img alt="Second dream, Rembrandt and workshop, 1645, with ox" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Rembrandt_van_Rijn_195.jpg/200px-Rembrandt_van_Rijn_195.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Rembrandt_van_Rijn_195.jpg/300px-Rembrandt_van_Rijn_195.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Rembrandt_van_Rijn_195.jpg/400px-Rembrandt_van_Rijn_195.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1333" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Joseph%27s_Dream_(Rembrandt,_1645)" title="Joseph's Dream (Rembrandt, 1645)">Second dream, Rembrandt</a> and workshop, 1645, with ox</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cavallino_Dream_of_Saint_Joseph.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bernardo Cavallino, c. 1645. Given the size of Jesus, and the basic accommodation, this might be the 3rd dream."><img alt="Bernardo Cavallino, c. 1645. Given the size of Jesus, and the basic accommodation, this might be the 3rd dream." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Cavallino_Dream_of_Saint_Joseph.jpg/149px-Cavallino_Dream_of_Saint_Joseph.jpg" decoding="async" width="149" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Cavallino_Dream_of_Saint_Joseph.jpg/223px-Cavallino_Dream_of_Saint_Joseph.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Cavallino_Dream_of_Saint_Joseph.jpg/297px-Cavallino_Dream_of_Saint_Joseph.jpg 2x" data-file-width="372" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Bernardo_Cavallino" title="Bernardo Cavallino">Bernardo Cavallino</a>, c. 1645. Given the size of Jesus, and the basic accommodation, this might be the 3rd dream.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Il_sogno_di_San_Giuseppe_by_Antonio_Ciseri.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Antonio Ciseri, 19th century, probably the 1st dream."><img alt="Antonio Ciseri, 19th century, probably the 1st dream." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Il_sogno_di_San_Giuseppe_by_Antonio_Ciseri.jpg/123px-Il_sogno_di_San_Giuseppe_by_Antonio_Ciseri.jpg" decoding="async" width="123" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Il_sogno_di_San_Giuseppe_by_Antonio_Ciseri.jpg/184px-Il_sogno_di_San_Giuseppe_by_Antonio_Ciseri.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Il_sogno_di_San_Giuseppe_by_Antonio_Ciseri.jpg/246px-Il_sogno_di_San_Giuseppe_by_Antonio_Ciseri.jpg 2x" data-file-width="295" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Ciseri" title="Antonio Ciseri">Antonio Ciseri</a>, 19th century, probably the 1st dream.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Daniele_Crespi_-_Saint_Joseph%E2%80%99s_dream_(Kunsthstorisches_Museum_Wien).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The 2nd dream, by Daniele Crespi, 1620–1630. Back in the Nazareth workshop, but Jesus in the room to the left seems still a baby."><img alt="The 2nd dream, by Daniele Crespi, 1620–1630. Back in the Nazareth workshop, but Jesus in the room to the left seems still a baby." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Daniele_Crespi_-_Saint_Joseph%E2%80%99s_dream_%28Kunsthstorisches_Museum_Wien%29.jpg/136px-Daniele_Crespi_-_Saint_Joseph%E2%80%99s_dream_%28Kunsthstorisches_Museum_Wien%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="136" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Daniele_Crespi_-_Saint_Joseph%E2%80%99s_dream_%28Kunsthstorisches_Museum_Wien%29.jpg/205px-Daniele_Crespi_-_Saint_Joseph%E2%80%99s_dream_%28Kunsthstorisches_Museum_Wien%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Daniele_Crespi_-_Saint_Joseph%E2%80%99s_dream_%28Kunsthstorisches_Museum_Wien%29.jpg/273px-Daniele_Crespi_-_Saint_Joseph%E2%80%99s_dream_%28Kunsthstorisches_Museum_Wien%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="1875" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Joseph%27s_Dream_(Crespi)" title="Joseph's Dream (Crespi)">The 2nd dream, by</a> <a href="/wiki/Daniele_Crespi" title="Daniele Crespi">Daniele Crespi</a>, 1620–1630. Back in the Nazareth workshop, but Jesus in the room to the left seems still a baby.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mengs,_Traum_des_hl._Joseph.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mengs 18th century"><img alt="Mengs 18th century" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Mengs%2C_Traum_des_hl._Joseph.jpg/151px-Mengs%2C_Traum_des_hl._Joseph.jpg" decoding="async" width="151" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Mengs%2C_Traum_des_hl._Joseph.jpg/227px-Mengs%2C_Traum_des_hl._Joseph.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Mengs%2C_Traum_des_hl._Joseph.jpg/302px-Mengs%2C_Traum_des_hl._Joseph.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2191" data-file-height="2898" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Anton_Raphael_Mengs" title="Anton Raphael Mengs">Mengs</a> 18th century</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%27Joseph%27s_Dream%27,_painting_by_Gaetano_Gandolfi,_c._1790.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gaetano Gandolfi, c. 1790"><img alt="Gaetano Gandolfi, c. 1790" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/%27Joseph%27s_Dream%27%2C_painting_by_Gaetano_Gandolfi%2C_c._1790.jpg/158px-%27Joseph%27s_Dream%27%2C_painting_by_Gaetano_Gandolfi%2C_c._1790.jpg" decoding="async" width="158" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/%27Joseph%27s_Dream%27%2C_painting_by_Gaetano_Gandolfi%2C_c._1790.jpg/237px-%27Joseph%27s_Dream%27%2C_painting_by_Gaetano_Gandolfi%2C_c._1790.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/%27Joseph%27s_Dream%27%2C_painting_by_Gaetano_Gandolfi%2C_c._1790.jpg/316px-%27Joseph%27s_Dream%27%2C_painting_by_Gaetano_Gandolfi%2C_c._1790.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="1011" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Gaetano_Gandolfi" title="Gaetano Gandolfi">Gaetano Gandolfi</a>, c. 1790</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Depictions_with_articles">Depictions with articles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Joseph%27s_dreams&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Depictions with articles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joseph%27s_Dream_(Crespi)" title="Joseph's Dream (Crespi)"><i>Joseph's Dream</i> (Crespi)</a>, 1620s, 2nd dream</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph%27s_Dream_(Rembrandt,_1645)" title="Joseph's Dream (Rembrandt, 1645)"><i>Joseph's Dream</i> (Rembrandt, 1645)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph%27s_Dream_(studio_of_Rembrandt,_1650%E2%80%931655)" title="Joseph's Dream (studio of Rembrandt, 1650–1655)"><i>Joseph's Dream</i> (studio of Rembrandt, 1650–1655)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Dream_of_Saint_Joseph_(de_La_Tour)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Dream of Saint Joseph (de La Tour)"><i>Dream of Saint Joseph</i>, (de La Tour, 1628–1645)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sleeping_Joseph_statues">Sleeping Joseph statues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Joseph%27s_dreams&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Sleeping Joseph statues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:0353jfManila_Malaca%C3%B1ang_San_Miguel_Church_Barangays_Laurel_Streetfvf_06.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/0353jfManila_Malaca%C3%B1ang_San_Miguel_Church_Barangays_Laurel_Streetfvf_06.jpg/220px-0353jfManila_Malaca%C3%B1ang_San_Miguel_Church_Barangays_Laurel_Streetfvf_06.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/0353jfManila_Malaca%C3%B1ang_San_Miguel_Church_Barangays_Laurel_Streetfvf_06.jpg/330px-0353jfManila_Malaca%C3%B1ang_San_Miguel_Church_Barangays_Laurel_Streetfvf_06.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/0353jfManila_Malaca%C3%B1ang_San_Miguel_Church_Barangays_Laurel_Streetfvf_06.jpg/440px-0353jfManila_Malaca%C3%B1ang_San_Miguel_Church_Barangays_Laurel_Streetfvf_06.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Sleeping Joseph in <a href="/wiki/San_Miguel_Church_(Manila)" title="San Miguel Church (Manila)">San Miguel Church</a>, Manila</figcaption></figure> <p>A statue of the "Sleeping Joseph" is a <a href="/wiki/Devotional_object" class="mw-redirect" title="Devotional object">devotional object</a> found in some Catholic homes. It was popularised by <a href="/wiki/Pope_Francis" title="Pope Francis">Pope Francis</a>, who said during <a href="/wiki/Pastoral_and_state_visit_by_Pope_Francis_to_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Pastoral and state visit by Pope Francis to the Philippines">a 2015 visit to the Philippines</a>, "when I have a problem, a difficulty, I write a piece of paper and put it under St. Joseph, because he dreams about it! This gesture means: pray for this problem!"<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul 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