Come and celebrate St Nicholas’ Day at Cité St-Justin!
A warm and friendly evening open to everyone, in the heart of Cité St-Justin in Fribourg.
Programme
Join us for a festive and delicious celebration to kick off the festive season!
Celebration in the chapel with St Nicholas in attendance.
After Mass, the unveiling of our nativity scene, a grand procession and a speech by St Nicholas.
A chance to gather around crêpes, tea and mulled wine, offered to all participants!
Don’t miss: Opening of the Nativity Scene
To mark St Nicholas’s Day, Cité St-Justin officially opens its Nativity scene to the public!
Opening: Friday 4 December (from 7pm)
Visiting hours: Open to the public throughout the festive season (until 3 January) in the Sainte-Rita Chapel, at the heart of the Cité St-Justin.
A unique exhibition design: Renowned Fribourg artist and designer Boris Dennler has transformed the foundation’s wooden nativity scene. Commissioned in 2012 from the Atelier Ferdinand Stuflesser 1875 (a master sculptor of sacred art from the Italian Tyrol), the work is presented in a contemporary setting.
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