Christ Child
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The Christ Child, also known as Baby Jesus, Infant Jesus, Child Jesus, Divine Child, Divine Infant, and the Holy Child, refers to Jesus Christ during his early years. The term refers to a period of Je
Statue of the Infant Jesus of Prague, given by Princess Polyxena of Lobkowicz to the Discalced Carmelites in 1628
Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, mosaic of the Mother of God enthroned with the Child, surrounded by four angels
Anthony of Padua adoring the Christ Child. Oil on canvas, 1622, Antonio de Pereda
Madonna with the Christ Child Reading, Pinturicchio c. 1500
Unknown years of Jesus
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The unknown years of Jesus generally refers to the period of Jesus's life between the accounts of his childhood and the beginning of his public ministry, for which the canonical gospels provide no det
Christ Child
…in Jerusalem. It also includes his childhood, culminating in the event where his parents find him in the Temple at age 12, after which the Gospels remain silent about his life until the start of his ministry. Liturgical feasts relating to Christ's infancy and childhood include…
12 year old Jesus talking with the learned sages of the Temple. Duccio, early 14th century.
Nicolas Notovitch
Jesus in the workshop of Joseph the Carpenter, by Georges de La Tour, 1640s
The boy Jesus represented as the Good Shepherd; image above the North door of the Church of the Good Shepherd (Rosemont, Pennsylvania)