The Nativity Scene of Royal Convent of Santa Isabel (Madrid)

J. L. Gamallo.  One of the main attractions that Christmas is in Madrid to enjoy the cribs, that wonderful tradition that has its origins in Saint Francis of Assisi, and where the main scenes of the miraculous birth of Jesus are recreated.

So such as registration, search of the inn, the divine birth, the Annunciation to the shepherds, the Magi, the Massacre of the Innocents , the Flight into Egypt, etc. . The imagination in assembling the crib is infinite, and it almost everything, provided it is done with respect and faith, not all sites have a Neapolitan crib . But if there are modern artisans have created schools and workshops, where with great style and exquisite carving and shaping beautiful images that adorn the top of births churches and official institutions of Madrid. The Association of Bethlehem is the alma mater of all this renovated Renaissance Nativity , supporting and helping their expertise to design and assemble the most famous scenes from across the town and court . The riding in the Convent of the Augustinian Recollect , at Santa Isabel , fully deserves a visit , not only for the church where it is exposed , a temple dating from the seventeenth century , built at the behest of Queen Margaret of Austria, but by the quality of the crib , historicist style, with beautiful images from one of the leading sculptors belenistas Joseph Mayo Lebrija . The figures are of high quality and realism. Whole mount takes us briefly to first century Palestine With all the animation and life that animated that society devoted to the worship of one God and he looked forward to the arrival of Mesia . Besides the convent is only 10 ' walk from the hostel, so that should make a visit to such a significant place, so full of history.