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Updated: Tuesday, 11 Dec 2012, 12:33 AM EST
Published : Tuesday, 11 Dec 2012, 12:31 AM EST

Dayton, Ohio (WDTN) - The University of Dayton's annual display of Nativities will focus on the timeless Christmas message of peace and explore the ways humans have experienced it and yearn for it.

"At the Manger: Peace on Earth" runs from Saturday, Nov. 24, through Sunday, Jan. 27, at Roesch Library, featuring this year's exhibit of more than 200 Nativities, also called crèches, drawn from the collection of the University's Marian Library.

At the center of "Peace on Earth" — the featured exhibit — are large sculptures of the Holy Family, surrounded by dancing children and encircled with clusters of Nativities representing various interpretations of the theme.

The University of Dayton's Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute, which holds the largest collection in the world of printed materials on Mary, the mother of Jesus.

The collection includes nearly 3,000 crèches as well as Marian art from around the world.

Exhibit hours vary; for information on exhibits, hours, directions and parking, click HERE or call 937-229-4234.

It's free and open to the public.

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