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The Nativity or birth of Jesus Christ is found in the biblical gospels of Matthew and Luke.The two accounts agree that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in Roman-controlled Judea, that his mother, Mary, was engaged to a man named Joseph, who was descended from King David and was not his biological father, and that his birth was caused by divine intervention.
Nativity play, a play which recounts the story of the Nativity of Jesus Nativity scene or crèche, a three-dimensional display depicting the Nativity Film, television, and theater
Christotokos (Greek: Χριστοτόκος, English: Christ-bearer) is a Greek title of Mary, the mother of Jesus, used historically by non-Ephesian (or "Nestorian") Church of the East.
Latin text [4] United States Conference of Catholic Bishops English text [5] [6] Octavo Kalendas Januarii Luna N. The Twenty-fifth Day of December, Innumeris transactis saeculis a creatione mundi, quando in principio Deus creavit caelum et terram et hominem formavit ad imaginem suam;
There is a serious debate as to whether Luke's nativity story is an original part of his gospel. [18] Chapters 1 and 2 are written in a style quite different from the rest of the gospel, and the dependence of the birth narrative on the Greek Septuagint is absent from the remainder. [ 19 ]
Folk etymology linked the names Yehoshua and Yeshua to the verb meaning "save" and the noun "salvation". [29] The Gospel of Matthew tells of an angel that appeared to Joseph instructing him "to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins". [30]
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Lorain, Ohio was founded in 1898 to serve the Polish-American community. [30] Nativity of Mary Catholic Church and School is located in Bloomington, Minnesota and is part of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul-Minneapolis. [31]
Such an image is often placed in the apse of the sanctuary of an Orthodox church above the Holy Table (altar). [ 2 ] As with most Orthodox icons of Mary, the letters ΜΡ ΘΥ (short for Μ ΗΤΗ Ρ Θ ΕΟ Υ , " Mother of God ") are usually placed on the upper left and right of the head of the Virgin Mary.