New! Nativity – Fra Angelico – 4.25" Framed Miniature Jesus of Nazareth You might have noticed he

You might have noticed he is in a Dominican habit

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and encircled with the Crown of Thorns

and eventually he became a lay brother in a Capuchin monastery

New! Nativity – Fra Angelico – 4.25" Framed Miniature Jesus of Nazareth You might have noticed heThis image is from Fra Angelico's painting, "The Navitity," painted around 1425. The colors are beautiful and vibrant. Mary and Joseph are worshiping Jesus in reverent awe. The ox and ass look on*, as they are in almost every nativity painting ever done. The two animals aren't mentioned in the Gospel accounts of the nativity, but are symbolic: the ox stands for Israel, and the ass stands for the Gentiles, showing they are united under Christ. This