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Nativity scene collection on exhibit this holiday season
Nativity scene collection on exhibit this holiday season

Nativity scene collection on exhibit this holiday season

Special to the AdvanceThe Museum of South Texas History will feature the “Bishop Emeritus Raymundo Peña Nativity Scene Collection,” a spotlight exhibit displaying 120 nativity scenes until Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024.Born in 1934 and ordained as a Catholic priest in 1957, Father Raymundo Peña was named Bishop in Diocese of Brownsville in 1976. On his passing in September 2021, the Bishop willed his collection of nativity scenes to the Museum of South Texas History and to the Historic Brownsville Museum.For many years Bishop Peña displayed the nativity scenes year-round. He considered them not just a seasonal theme, but a reminder ...

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