Unità documentaria 0453 - Anno Domini 1956

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The quite unusual format of this calendar is made up of three inserts, with four pages each. On the first insert, one finds depicted the Child Jesus prayingwith St Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary on His side. On the inside, one finds Christmas Greetings from the Jesus of Nazareth Institute of Zejtun to all friends and benefactors. On the right hand side of these greeting one finds a quote from the Roman Breviary for all deceased benefactors. The second insert contains a religious calendar for the months of January, February and March on the front page and the months of October, November, December at the back. The middle pages of this insert depict the Immaculate Heart of Mary on the right hand side and the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the right. The third and last insert contains the religious calendar for the remaining months, i.e. April, May and June on the front page and July, August and September on the back page. In the middle pages, one finds one whole landscape painting depicting Christ as the good shepherd. The calendar pages are in black and white and at the top are adorned with the Paschal Lamb of God (Agnus Dei), symbol of the Resurrected Christ. At the bottom of all calendar pages, one finds small boxes with flowers. All these three inserts are held together with a blue cotton ribbon and when opened in the right way, they form a whole systematic calendar of the year 1956.

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