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St. Lambertus: Manger
Posted by MadScientist (Düsseldorf, Germany) on 12 January 2009 in Art & Design.
Perhaps you are a bit surprised to find a Christmas scene way after Christmas; but the Christmas time is not completed until Candlemas, that means 2 February (at least for Catholics). Compared to the more modest manger of Cologne's Minoritenkirche, this one at the Lambertuskirche is much more sophisticated and larger. It is located in the church's aisle, and because it's after January 6, we can see the depiction of Epiphany.
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@bluechameleon: This church is at the border of the old downtown of Düsseldorf, but still enough centrally located, so lots of people come to see it. Fortunately the sacristan switched on the lights!
@Linerberry: Quite big for this small church!
@PD: These figures were ca. half man size. I didn't expect such a big manger in that small church.
@Jen: Thanks!
@Michael Skorulski: One of the bigger forests I've ever seen in a church. :-)
@Eleftheria: Thanks very much!
@Ana Lúcia: Yes, it was well lit - fortunately! :-)
@Twelvebit: Nothing special about that - Christmas time ends at 2 February...