This small village has a rich religious history, being credited with starting the tradition of live Nativity scenes. Located in the Lazio region of Italy, the town of Greccio is where Saint ...

St. Francis was inspired, it is believed, by his pilgrimage to the Holy Land to depict the scene of Christ’s birth in a literal way. As his first biographer, Brother Thomas of Celano, explains it, St.

Visitors of the live nativity scene display say the lambs are a nice reminder of the meaning of Christmas. The mother sheep and her babies will be at the nativity display until Thursday ...