Artist Notes:
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Saint Francis of Assisi gets the credit for being the first one to create a nativity scene, back in the year 1223. His scene was a “living nativity” in which real actors and animals portrayed the characters. He was inspired by his own visit to the Holy Land, where he had seen the birthplace of Jesus. Wish your sponsor Merry Christmas with a religious card featuring a Nativity Scene with Mary and Joesph standing by Baby Jesus with a Shepard boy holding his crook with his sheep. Some elements by Nini Scraps. Saint Francis of Assisi gets the credit for being the first one to create a nativity scene, back in the year 1223. His scene was a “living nativity” in which real actors and animals portrayed the characters. He was inspired by his own visit to the Holy Land, where he had seen the birthplace of Jesus.
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