The Creche: pious fable or 18th century marketing ploy?
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by Sandra Miesel Eager to make the gospel story of the nativity vivid, St. Francis built an outdoor tableau at Greccio in 1223. He filled a real manger with straw, and installed a life-sized figure of the Christ-child, flanking the crib with living animals and people. During the Mass that followed, legend says that the Infant came to life in his arms.
The Creche: pious fable or 18th century marketing ploy?
The Creche: pious fable or 18th century…
The Creche: pious fable or 18th century marketing ploy?
by Sandra Miesel Eager to make the gospel story of the nativity vivid, St. Francis built an outdoor tableau at Greccio in 1223. He filled a real manger with straw, and installed a life-sized figure of the Christ-child, flanking the crib with living animals and people. During the Mass that followed, legend says that the Infant came to life in his arms.