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How St. Francis created the Nativity scene, with a miraculous event in 1223

  • Written by Vanessa Corcoran, Adjunct Professor of History, Academic Counselor, Georgetown University
How St. Francis created the Nativity scene, with a miraculous event in 1223The earliest biblical descriptions do not mention the presence of any barnyard animals, that are part of Nativity displays today.Oscar Llerena/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Around the Christmas season, it is common to see a display of the Nativity scene: a small manger with the baby Jesus and his family, shepherds, the three wise men believed to have visited...

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