Nativity icon
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Introduction
In five short pieces for Christmas, we follow the main characters of the story – Jesus, Mary, Joseph, shepherds and angels, and the wise men – as seen in an Eastern icon of the Nativity. Christmas is so often sentimentalised and made sugary sweet, with cute angels and gurgling babies. We chose this icon, with its unusual take on the Christmas story, to make us take a fresh look at the story of Jesus' birth. Click the pictures below to follow the story of one of the Nativity characters.
Jesus: born in a cave
Mary: exhausted and cold
Joseph: entertaining doubts
Shepherds and angels: meeting
Wise men: urgency and dangerBack to the top
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An Eastern icon of the Nativity introduces us to the main characters in the cast of Christmas: Jesus, Mary, Joseph, shepherds and angels, and the wise men. With notes, short reflections and prayers for you to follow.
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Introduction
Jesus
Mary
Joseph
Shepherds and angels
Wise men
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