800 Years of Creches

Fri Nov 10, 2023 - Sun Mar 24, 2024
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Repeating every 2 weeks — Sundays, Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays through March 24, 2024.
10:00am to 5:00pm ET
Age: All Ages
Price: Free
Location:
Knights of Columbus Museum
203-865-0400
One State Street, New Haven , CT, 06511
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Featuring crèches from the Knights of Columbus Museum Inc. Collection, this exhibition honors the rich history of the Nativity scene as seen across the world, from small hand-carved figures made of wood to large-scale representations featuring over 150 figures and elaborate settings.

Included in the exhibition are passages describing the moment in Greccio from Chapter 30 of Thomas de Celano’s 1229 work The Life of Saint Francis, the very first biography of the saint, as well as Chapter 10 of St. Bonaventure’s 1263 work The Life of St. Francis of Assisi.

 

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