Annunciation

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Christian feast Marian feast New Testament event biblical event

The Annunciation is the biblical event in which the Angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will conceive and bear Jesus Christ.

Aliases (10)

Feast of the Annunciation ×5
Annunciation of the Lord ×2
Annunciation of the Theotokos ×2
The Annunciation ×2
Annunciation (25 March in many traditions) ×1
Annunciation of Jesus ×1
Annunciation of the Virgin Mary ×1
Annunciation to Mary ×1
Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary ×1
Annunciation to the Virgin Mary ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast → Marian feast → New Testament event → biblical event →
announcedBy	Angel Gabriel →
announcedTitleOfJesus	Son of God → Son of the Most High → king of the house of Jacob →
announcedTitleOfMary	full of grace →
announcedTo	Virgin Mary →
announcesConceptionOf	Jesus Christ →
associatedDoctrine	Christology → Incarnation → Mariology → Virgin Birth →
celebratedOn	25 March →
centralFigure	Angel Gabriel → Jesus Christ → Virgin Mary →
commemoratedBy	Anglican Communion → Eastern Orthodox Church → Lutheran churches → Oriental Orthodox churches → Roman Catholic Church →
frequentlyDepictedIn	Byzantine iconography → Christian art → Renaissance painting →
hasAlternativeName	Annunciation of the Lord → Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary → Feast of the Annunciation →
hasIconographicTheme	Annunciation to Mary →
hasMainParticipants	Angel Gabriel → Virgin Mary →
languageOfOriginalAccount	Koine Greek →
liturgicalColor	white →
liturgicalRankInCatholicChurch	Solemnity →
liturgicalRankInOrthodoxChurch	Great Feast →
narratedIn	Gospel of Luke → Luke 1:26–38 →
prefiguredIn	Isaiah 7:14 →
relatedPrayer	Angelus → Apostles’ Creed → Hail Mary → Nicene Creed →
religiousTradition	Christianity →
resultedIn	Incarnation of Christ → conception of Jesus →
takesPlaceIn	Galilee → Nazareth →
themeIn	Christian hymnody → Christian liturgy → Christian theology →

Referenced by (28)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Basilica of the Annunciation → Cathedral of the Annunciation ("Annunciation of the Theotokos") → Great Lavra ("Annunciation of the Theotokos") → Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation →	dedicatedTo
Annunciation ("Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary") → Annunciation ("Feast of the Annunciation") → Annunciation ("Annunciation of the Lord") →	hasAlternativeName
Saint Mary → St Mary →	associatedEvent
Greek Orthodox Church → Syriac liturgical year →	majorFeast
Blagoveshchensky Bridge → Cathedral of the Annunciation ("Annunciation of the Virgin Mary") →	namedAfter
Eustache Le Sueur ("The Annunciation") → Jean Restout the Younger ("The Annunciation") →	notableWork
Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation ("Annunciation to the Virgin Mary") → Mary’s Well →	traditionallyAssociatedWith
Virgin Birth of Jesus ("Annunciation (25 March in many traditions)") →	associatedFeast
Virgin Birth of Jesus →	centralEvent
Ethiopian calendar ("Annunciation of Jesus") →	epochRelatedTo
Saint Mary ("Annunciation of the Lord") →	feast
St Mary →	hasFeastDay
Basilica of the Annunciation ("Feast of the Annunciation") →	hasFestival
Annunciation ("Annunciation to Mary") →	hasIconographicTheme
Great Feast in Eastern Christianity ("Feast of the Annunciation") →	includes
Jordanian Arab Orthodox ("Feast of the Annunciation") →	mainFeasts
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America ("Feast of the Annunciation") →	observesFeast
Angelus prayer →	primaryTheme