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Neapolitan Crèche

The idea for the crèche was born in 1223 when St. Francis of Assisi took the Christmas service out of the church and into a grotto or cave, recreating the setting of the original birth.

The seed of the idea for a Christmas display of the nativity was born.

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Uploaded on December 8, 2016
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