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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 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
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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 ...
The full title was A Dictionary of the Bible, dealing with the Language, Literature and Contents, including the Biblical Theology. It was edited by James Hastings, with the assistance of John A. Selbie. Additional assistance with revision of the proofs was provided by A. B. Davidson, S. R. Driver and H. B. Swete. Four volumes (1898—1902 ...
Attributes: Birth of Mary, by her mother Saint Anne: Patronage: Senglea, Malta as Virgin of Nativity; Mellieħa, Malta; Naxxar, Malta; Xagħra, Gozo; Cuba as Our Lady of Charity; Borongan, Philippines; Vailankanni, India as Our Lady of Good Health; Pampanga, Philippines – Virgin of Remedies; Egypt as Our Lady of Zeitoun; order of Slaves of the Immaculate Child; order of Sisters of Charity of ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1894) book cover. The Illustrated Bible Dictionary, [a] better known as Easton's Bible Dictionary, is a reference work on topics related to the Christian Bible, compiled by Matthew George Easton. The first edition was published in 1893, [1] and a revised edition was published the following year. [2]
The West adopted many of the Byzantine iconographic elements, but preferred the stable rather than the cave, though Duccio's Byzantine-influenced Maestà version tries to have both. The midwives gradually dropped out from Western depictions, as Latin theologians disapproved of these legends; sometimes the bath remains, either being got ready or ...