The Nativity – Mountain Christmas – "Bergweihnacht" – Shepherds Come to Adore – Matthäus Schiestl – Beautiful Catholic Art – Archival Mary for children It is like a still

It is like a still life of Mary and Jesus with impeccable flowers

Jesus taught us to love

There is something touching about this delicately beautiful image

There is a village on the water and a larger one across the bay

where a giant Basilica exists dedicated to her

The Nativity – Mountain Christmas – "Bergweihnacht" – Shepherds Come to Adore – Matthäus Schiestl – Beautiful Catholic Art – Archival Mary for children It is like a stillWe just love the Catholic art by Matthaus Schiestl (1869 1939). This one is a Nativity scene set in the German mountains, and the shepherds are trudging through the snow to adore the Baby Jesus. You can just barely make out Mary and Jesus inside the manger, by their bright haloes. Like all of Schiestl's paintings, this one is cozy and charming. He was very famous in his day, even making postage stamps for the German government. We hope this picture