In 1904 two abbots(Abbot Mulsant and Abbot Chevalier) made a journey to the Holy Land to get some footage for their lectures. They reconstructed at the same time some scenes from the bible and tradition of Jesus as a child. The whole project resulted in five documentary or artistic lectures. The "Programme Biblique" consisted of two of them, "In the Christ Child's country"(inspired by Tissot) and "The Virgin and her Son" - about 11 minutes of footage. In eighteen months, they gave over 250 lectures using this material. In 1907, their "Annunciation to the Virgin Mary" was even shown to Pope Pie X at the Vatican by Chevalier together with a short explanation and stills. It was not until much later when Gaumont made a deal and included the films into their catalog for distribution sale, that they got the title they are known for.

The complete collection of views that was brought back from Palestine was called "Aux pays de l'enfance du Christ".

It was in March 2007 that these films were discovered by Lobster Films who restored them. They were found 93 camera negatives in great condition in an antique shop that they believed was from about 1897 - all shot in the Middle East.