Nativity Set Miniature Saint Statue - 3-Piece set

Nativity Set Mary Joseph and Baby Jesus

In the city of Bethlehem, in the reign of Caesar Augustus, Mary gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, “because there was no room for them in the inn” — the King of Heaven welcomed into the world in the humblest of places, with Joseph keeping watch and Wise Men from distant lands kneeling to adore him. Eight centuries ago, Saint Francis of Assisi recreated this scene at Greccio so the faithful could kneel beside the manger themselves. From that first crèche comes every Nativity set that gathers a family around the wonder of Christmas night.

The Nativity reminds us that the God of all creation chose to enter the world as a child — small enough to be cradled, close enough to be loved.

Feast Day: December 25 | The Nativity of the Lord

Read more about The Nativity, Saint Francis and the first crèche at Greccio, and why families gather around the manger →

WHAT MAKES THIS SPECIAL

This statue is hand-designed by Little Drops of Water and hand-painted in fine resin. The scene gathers the Holy Family around the manger — Mary and Joseph keeping watch over the newborn Child, with the Wise Men come from distant lands to adore him. Sized to fit on a nightstand, a bookshelf, a desk at work, or the quiet corner of a home altar.

Every Miniature Saint Statue from Little Drops of Water is finished by hand, which means each piece carries small variations in shading and brushwork — the mark of real craftsmanship, not mass production.

A REFLECTION

On the first Christmas night, the King of Heaven was laid in a manger because there was no room in the inn — God himself, small enough to be cradled. Saint Francis built the first crèche so the faithful could kneel beside it; every Nativity set since gathers a family around that same wonder. To set it out is to make room, year after year, for the Child who came to be loved.

PERFECT FOR THE FAMILIES

A keepsake gift for:

• A family’s Christmas centerpiece or first crèche
• An Advent or Christmas gift for a new home
• A wedding or housewarming blessing
• A keepsake to pass down through the generations
• A Baptism or Christening near Christmas

Where it belongs

It is at home wherever a family prays — on a bedside table, a bookshelf, a desk at work, or the corner of a home altar. Many families pair it with the matching soft plush from our Catholic Plush Dolls collection, and with the free Nativity coloring page included with every order.

Browse the full Miniature Saint Statues collection to find it among the saints and devotions hand-painted for the home.

Designed by Little Drops of Water® — keeping Christ at the center of Christmas.

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