Those who visit the shrine is always impressed by the beautiful Nativity of ceramics made by Eliseo Salino between 1968 and 1971. A work great placed under the basilica. As soon as you go down the stairs you enter a cave that draws Liguria and Bethlehem of Jesus and was won over by Christmas that some 300 ceramic figurines all manage to spread in the simplicity of their artistic forms.

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Talking about the competition of the Little Artists duty to refer to the great masters that with their skills can make us relive the mystery of the birth of the Son of God.

Also in the Sanctuary there are other beautiful works of art that speak of the birth of Jesus. They were made by Angelo Biancini Faenza in the 60s.

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In the last medal of the competition:

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