A celebration 800 years in the making
It is 800 years since St Francis of Assisi made the first Christmas crib in the Italian village of Greccio.
It is 800 years since St Francis of Assisi made the first Christmas crib in the Italian village of Greccio.
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Pope Francis has urged the display of nativity scenes both in the home and in public in an apostolic letter signed during his visit to the Italian town of Greccio.
It’s been 12 months since his pilgrimage from Assisi to Rome but St Francis of Assisi School principal James Meiksans says it is still sinking in.
The influence of its namesake saint was evident everywhere when St Francis School at Lockleys welcomed members of the Diocesan Visitation Team.
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