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9 unusual facts about nativity of Jesus


All Saints Church, Staplehurst

Those in the north chapel (one single-light and one two-light window) and the north aisle (three two-light windows) have heraldic badges and emblems, and another two-light window in the north aisle has a Nativity scene.

Do You See What I See?

Do You See What I See? is Todd Agnew's third label release, which tells the story of the birth of Jesus from the perspective of characters involved in the Christmas story.

Exminster

Inside, the Peamore chapel has a plaster ceiling dated 1633, depicting the Twelve Apostles and the Four Evangelists, scenes of the Nativity, Christ carrying the cross and the Resurrection.

Fasting and abstinence of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria

===Regarding the Fast of the Paramon of the Feasts of the Nativity and of Theophany===

The day or days preceding the Feast of the Nativity and the Feast of Theophany is/are a fast day(s) in preparation for the Feast day.

Nacimiento, Chile

It was first used as a fort for the Spanish army to advance and control the territory, and it was officially baptised on Christmas Eve of December of 1603 with the name of Nacimiento de Nuestro Señor (Nativity of Our Lord).

St Mary's Church, Derwen

The stained glass in the south chancel window was designed by H. E. Wooldridge and made by James Powell and Sons; it is dated 1869 and depicts the Nativity, the Resurrection and the Ascension.

St Peter's Church, Sudbury

In the Lady Chapel the font is carved with a depiction of the Nativity, and the reredos is a copy of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper.

The Animals' Christmas

The Animals' Christmas tells the story of the Nativity of Jesus from the perspective of the animals present.


Bessans

On the walls of the vault are forty panels representing the life of Jesus Christ, from the Nativity to Pentecost, in the same style as paintings of the Vault Saint-Sébastien de Lanslevillard.

Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew

To its sources, the Gospel adds the first known mention of an ox and ass being present at the nativity of Jesus.

Johann Heinrich Roos

Among biblical, historical and genre scenes, Roos preferred subjects involving animals: the shepherds of the nativity, Venus and Adonis.

St Michael and All Angels Church, Hughenden

When the church extension work was carried out, the floor was covered with ceramic tiles designed by Edward William Godwin and the walls decorated with 1881 wall paintings in the Aesthetic Movement style by Heaton, Butler and Bayne that depict the Nativity, the Four Evangelists and the Prophets.

The Toy That Saved Christmas

Bob suggests that they go see Grandpa George who reads the Nativity of Jesus from Luke Chapter 2: verses 8-14.


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