St. Francis Is Credited With Creating the First Nativity Scene in 1223
Around theChristmasseason , it is usual to see a display of the Nativity panorama : a pocket-size manger with the babe Jesus and his family , shepherds , the three overbold men believed to have see Jesus after his nascency and several barnyard animals . One might ask , what are the origins of this tradition ? Biblical Description The earliest biblical descriptions , the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke , written between A....