This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
World wide love of the Christmas creche tradition
The nativity scene tradition is celebrated globally from Syria and Mexico to Italy and Rome. It features figures like Mary Joseph and the Baby in the manger, with Italy’s presepe and Rome’s famous Bambino in a revered, historic cradle of devotion dating to 1223.
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Bethlehem
United States
Jessicky
Czechoslovakia
Mexico
Mary
Joseph
Europe
Italy
Rome
Ara Coeli
Basilica of
Saints Cosmas and Damian