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Nativity of Jesus, the Gospel stories of the birth of Jesus Christ; Nativity of Jesus in art, any depiction of the nativity scene . Nativity, a 1420 panel painting by Robert Campin
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.
Neapolitan presepio at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh Detail of an elaborate Neapolitan presepio in Rome. In the Christian tradition, a nativity scene (also known as a manger scene, crib, crèche (/ k r ɛ ʃ / or / k r eɪ ʃ /), or in Italian presepio or presepe, or Bethlehem) is the special exhibition, particularly during the Christmas season, of art objects representing the birth ...
Outrage exploded online after Pope Francis inaugurated a nativity scene, designed by two artists from Bethlehem and featuring a keffiyeh wrapped around Jesus’s manger, in St. Peter’s Square on ...
The stable is just outside the city walls, with the shepherds on the hill behind; Slovakia, c. 1490. The scope of the subject matter which relates to the Nativity story begins with the genealogy of Jesus as listed in the Gospels of both Matthew and Luke.
Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, Zechariah writing, "His name is John". Pontormo, on a desco da parto, c. 1526.. Christians have long interpreted the life of John the Baptist as a preparation for the coming of Jesus Christ, and the circumstances of his birth, as recorded in the New Testament, are miraculous.
St. Francis at Greccio by Giotto, 1295. A Nativity play or Christmas pageant is a play which recounts the story of the Nativity of Jesus.It is usually performed at Christmas, the feast of the Nativity.
Some early English colonists brought their version of the Twelve Days with them to North America, and adapted them to their new country, adding their own variations over the years. In New England, however, both the Pilgrims in Plymouth Colony and the Puritans in Massachusetts Bay frowned upon the observance of Christmas.