{"product_id":"ane-copie","title":"Donkey","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e It is said to be the gray donkey, which carried the Blessed Virgin on its back to the barn.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJust as essential as the ox in the crib, the donkey is the most widespread animal in the peasant world. We find him in the manger lying to the right of Jesus, his head bent towards the Child Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccording to the Fathers of the Church — Origen, Ambrose — and following Isaiah,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ethe donkey\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003erepresents the Gentiles bending under the weight of idols, and\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ethe ox\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ethe Jews, for, like the latter, it bears the yoke of law.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Franciscan tradition insists on\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ethe extreme poverty\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eof Joseph and Mary, on the birth of Jesus in cold and hardship. In the apocryphal gospels (Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew) the animals warm the newborn child with their breath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Petite Provence","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766156165409,"sku":null,"price":26.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0505\/3595\/6639\/files\/303-santon-provence-peint-mains-ane-2017.jpg?v=1762226897","url":"https:\/\/aixens.ca\/en\/products\/ane-copie","provider":"- AIXENS -","version":"1.0","type":"link"}