One of the oldest depictions of Jesus Christ lying in a manger is on view at the Byzantine Museum in Athens. (Image via Wikimedia Commons) With Christmas upon us, many observers of the Christian ...
From ancient mosaics to Saint Francis of Assisi, depictions of Jesus’s birth reflect the changing conventions of the world’s largest religion Kathleen Brady A tableau of sculptures or living beings, ...
The scene in St. Peter’s Square depicts not only Mary and Joseph standing beside the manger, but also St. Francis of Assisi, who organized the first Nativity scene in a cave in the Italian village of ...