the Nativity

noun

: the birth of Jesus

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Nativity Façade Gaudí was alive for much of the construction of the Nativity Façade, the east-facing side of La Sagrada Familia and considered most faithful to his design. Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2024 The church accepts worshipers every Sunday at 9 a.m. and on holy days through the Nativity façade entrance (east side of the church). Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2024 Services were scheduled for Saturday at the Church of the Nativity in Timonium. Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2024 From the Nativity through all the key scenes of the Man-God’s life, death, and resurrection, the stiff figures act out their parts around the massive rectangular base of the monument, rising to the central characters on and around the cross that crowns the whole and pierces the sky. Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024 Bethlehem is home to one of the most sacred locations in all of Christianity: the Church of the Nativity, which was built to mark the spot where Jesus is believed to have entered the world. Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 27 June 2024 Talented and dedicated teachers were the cornerstone of the Nativity model, together with longer school days, extended school years and small class sizes. Joseph C. Lombard, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024 The school would operate according to the Nativity model, pioneered by the Jesuits in the 1970s, with the goal of preparing kids from underperforming elementary schools for success at academically elite high schools and beyond. Joseph C. Lombard, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024 In the Mexican version of the Nativity tale, the shepherds meet temptations and trials along the way at the hands of Satan, but Saint Michael the Archangel arrives to ease their journey. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023

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“The Nativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Nativity. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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