Edited sentence: Common Misconception speaks that the birth took place in a "stable", surrounded by farm animals, though this is in fact not refered to in the bible, only the Manger.Possible origins of the Stable theory bing that, as a manger is a feeding box for Animals, it would be obvious that it is in a stable, but this is not given in the Testament.Since then, it has been adopted as fact, though inaccurate.The Animals present were first introduced in the nativity model given by St Francis of Assisi in Italy, who was the Patron saint of Animals