Elaborate Nativity displays featuring life-sized statues are a tradition in many continental European countries during the Christmas season. The artistic depiction of the Nativity has …

Nativity is one of many words born of the Latin verb nāscī, which means “to be born.” The gestation of the word was a long one. Nāscī developed in Late Latin into nativitas, meaning …

5 days ago · The Nativity Story The story of Jesus’ birth did not begin in Bethlehem. It began hundreds of years earlier, when God spoke through prophets and promised that a Savior was …

Nov 12, 2025 · Read about the miraculous birth of the Jesus to Mary and why this one event, the nativity, changed the course of history and the future of mankind.

Nativity generally refers to the occasion of someone’s birth, but in a biblical context, it specifically denotes the birth of Jesus Christ, as narrated in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.

Mar 31, 2025 · According to the Bible, Jesus was born in Bethlehem to the Virgin Mary and her husband, Joseph. The story of Jesus’ birth is recounted in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, …

Nov 10, 2025 · The story of Jesus’ birth is known as the Nativity, where angels greet shepherds, watching their flocks, and lead them to the side of the infant King Jesus, resting in a feeding …

Dec 8, 2025 · The Early Christian version of the Nativity shows the Virgin seated, to emphasize that the birth was painless, and the Child, in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

Introduction The announcement of the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord from the Roman Martyrology draws upon Sacred Scripture to declare in a formal way the birth of Christ. It …

Nov 28, 2024 · In Museum of the Bible Magazine, learn about the origins and history of the Nativity and how the presentation of the Nativity has changed over the years.