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Father Greg Friedman - Greccio and the Christmas Crib. AmericanCatholic | November 20, 2007 Do you know where the custom of creating the scene of Christ's birth comes from? In a new video, Father Greg …More
Father Greg Friedman - Greccio and the Christmas Crib.

AmericanCatholic | November 20, 2007 Do you know where the custom of creating the scene of Christ's birth comes from? In a new video, Father Greg tells the story of the Nativity scene. Learn more at www.americancatholic.org
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St. Francis of Assisi is credited with creating the first nativity scene[4][5] in 1223 at Greccio, Italy,[4][6] in an attempt to place the emphasis of Christmas upon the worship of Christ rather than upon secular materialism and gift giving.[7][8] Staged in a cave near Greccio, St. Francis' nativity scene was a living one[4] with humans and animals cast in the Biblical roles.[9] Pope Honorius III …More
St. Francis of Assisi is credited with creating the first nativity scene[4][5] in 1223 at Greccio, Italy,[4][6] in an attempt to place the emphasis of Christmas upon the worship of Christ rather than upon secular materialism and gift giving.[7][8] Staged in a cave near Greccio, St. Francis' nativity scene was a living one[4] with humans and animals cast in the Biblical roles.[9] Pope Honorius III gave his blessing to the exhibit.[10] Such pantomimes became hugely popular and spread throughout Christendom.[9] Within a hundred years every church in Italy was expected to have a nativity scene at Christmastime.[6] Eventually, statues replaced human and animal participants, and static scenes grew to elaborate affairs with richly robed figurines placed in intricate landscape settings.[9] Charles III, King of the Two Sicilies, collected such elaborate scenes, and his enthusiasm encouraged others to do the same.[6]
A tradition in England, United Kingdom involved baking a mince pie in the shape of a manger to hold the Christ child until dinnertime when the pie was eaten. When the Puritans banned Christmas celebrations in the 17th century, they also passed specific legislation to outlaw such pies, calling them "Idolaterie in crust".[6]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_scene
soundingjoy
This is a blest message about creating the Nativity scene of the Holy Family. I will remember it as I put my Nativity out, thanking God for His Holy Son.
In Christ,
Soundingjoy
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Do you know where the custom of creating the scene of Christ's birth comes from? In a new video, Father Greg tells the story of the Nativity scene. Learn more at www.americancatholic.org