Annunciation
E20356
The Annunciation is the biblical event in which the Angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will conceive and bear Jesus Christ.
All labels observed (20)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T158515 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Annunciation Context triple: [Angelus prayer, primaryTheme, Annunciation]
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A.
Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic doctrine holding that the Virgin Mary was preserved free from original sin from the first moment of her conception.
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B.
Madonna and Child
Madonna and Child is a traditional Christian artistic theme depicting the Virgin Mary holding or with the infant Jesus, symbolizing maternal love and divine incarnation.
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C.
Nativity of Christ
The Nativity of Christ is the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus, commemorating God’s incarnation as a human being in Bethlehem.
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D.
Epiphany
Epiphany is a major Christian feast day commemorating the revelation of Jesus Christ to the world, particularly through the visit of the Magi.
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E.
Virgin Mary
The Virgin Mary is revered in Christianity as the mother of Jesus Christ and a central figure of faith, purity, and devotion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Annunciation Target entity description: The Annunciation is the biblical event in which the Angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will conceive and bear Jesus Christ.
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A.
Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic doctrine holding that the Virgin Mary was preserved free from original sin from the first moment of her conception.
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B.
Madonna and Child
Madonna and Child is a traditional Christian artistic theme depicting the Virgin Mary holding or with the infant Jesus, symbolizing maternal love and divine incarnation.
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C.
Nativity of Christ
The Nativity of Christ is the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus, commemorating God’s incarnation as a human being in Bethlehem.
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D.
Epiphany
Epiphany is a major Christian feast day commemorating the revelation of Jesus Christ to the world, particularly through the visit of the Magi.
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E.
Virgin Mary
The Virgin Mary is revered in Christianity as the mother of Jesus Christ and a central figure of faith, purity, and devotion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast
ⓘ
Marian feast ⓘ New Testament event ⓘ biblical event ⓘ |
| announcedBy |
angel
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Angel Gabriel
Jesus Christ ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran churches ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| frequentlyDepictedIn |
Byzantine iconography
ⓘ
Christian art ⓘ Renaissance painting ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Annunciation
ⓘ
surface form:
Annunciation of the Lord
Annunciation ⓘ
surface form:
Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Annunciation ⓘ
surface form:
Feast of the Annunciation
|
| hasIconographicTheme |
Annunciation
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Annunciation to Mary
|
| hasMainParticipants |
Gabriel
ⓘ
surface form:
Angel Gabriel
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalAccount | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | white ⓘ |
| liturgicalRankInCatholicChurch | Solemnity ⓘ |
| liturgicalRankInOrthodoxChurch |
Great Feast in Eastern Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Feast
|
| narratedIn |
Gospel of Luke
ⓘ
Luke 1:26–38 ⓘ |
| prefiguredIn | Isaiah 7:14 ⓘ |
| relatedPrayer |
Angelus prayer
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Annunciation Description of subject: The Annunciation is the biblical event in which the Angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will conceive and bear Jesus Christ.
Referenced by (84)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Annunciation with St. Margaret and St. Ansanus
this entity surface form:
Annunciation of the Theotokos
this entity surface form:
Annunciation of the Theotokos
this entity surface form:
Annunciation to Mary
this entity surface form:
The Annunciation
this entity surface form:
Annunciation of the Theotokos
this entity surface form:
Annunciation of Mary
this entity surface form:
The Annunciation
this entity surface form:
The Annunciation
this entity surface form:
The Annunciation
this entity surface form:
Annunciation of the Theotokos
this entity surface form:
The Annunciation
subject surface form:
Angelic Salutation
subject surface form:
Angelic Salutation
this entity surface form:
Annunciation of the Virgin Mary
this entity surface form:
Mary at the moment of the Annunciation
this entity surface form:
Solemnity of the Annunciation
this entity surface form:
Annunciation to the Virgin
this entity surface form:
Feast of the Annunciation
this entity surface form:
Annunciation of the Virgin Mary