500 cribs

Mgr George Tabone of Victoria and his sister Luigia cherish an extraordinary love for baby Jesus in the manger - through the years they have amassed a collection of about 500 cribs from around the world. The cribs are made from every imaginable...

Mgr George Tabone of Victoria and his sister Luigia cherish an extraordinary love for baby Jesus in the manger - through the years they have amassed a collection of about 500 cribs from around the world.

The cribs are made from every imaginable material - from clay to ceramics, cloth, bronze, silver and gold.

Among the many wax baby Jesus figurines, the Tabones have a baby Jesus that is of great sentimental value - it belonged to their sister, Sr Marcellina of the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart, who was killed in Pakistan in 1997. She was a missionary in Pakistan for 29 years.

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