Mary and Joseph do leave, along with Jesus, and ... as Matthew recounts the story, was fleeing because of a “well-founded fear of persecution.” Egypt, which came under Roman control in ...

The painting, The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, takes inspiration from the biblical story in which Jesus, Mary and Joseph flee to Egypt after Joseph dreams that Herod, the King of Judea ...

A California church is displaying a nativity scene depicting Jesus, Mary and Joseph ... The biblical story of Mary and Joseph fleeing from Israel to Egypt to escape King Herod’s decree that ...

Shortly after the birth of Jesus, Joseph and Mary were forced to flee with their young son from Nazareth to Egypt to escape King Herod, a tyrant. They feared persecution and death." She asked ...

A church in California flipped the lights on its outdoor manger scene on Saturday evening to reveal Jesus, Mary and Joseph as border ... of Jesus' family fleeing to Egypt in the context of ...

Fleeing danger, the story goes, Jesus, Mary and Joseph flee into Egypt. With a few days left before Coptic Christmas, many of these Copts are thanking God for helping them flee to the U.S. The ...

The birth of Jesus ... with which Joseph looks at the child and touches his heart and that of the angels who lean in together in a loving, even sisterly way. The artist and the art of ...

A painting of Mary cradling baby Jesus is set to be auctioned. Titian's Rest On The Flight Into Egypt, is kept in Longleat ... The painting depicts Joseph, Mary and Jesus stopping to rest while ...

Recently, Egypt's Ministry of Tourism ... It's here that the Holy Family – Jesus, Mary and Joseph – is thought to have rested after fleeing Bethlehem to escape King Herod's wrath.

CLAREMONT, California — A California church is displaying a nativity scene depicting Jesus ... The biblical story of Mary and Joseph fleeing from Israel to Egypt to escape King Herod’s ...