Annunciation

The Annunciation (from the Latin annuntiatio; Ancient Greek: Ο Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου; also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation of Our Lady,^[1] or the Annunciation of the Lord) is, according to the Gospel of Luke, the announcement by the archangel Gabriel to Mary that she would conceive and bear a son through a virgin birth and become the mother of Jesus Christ, the Christian Messiah and Son of God, marking the Incarnation.^[2] Gabriel told Mary to name her son Jesus.^[3]

According to Luke 1:26,^[4] the Annunciation occurred "in the sixth month" of Elizabeth's pregnancy with John the Baptist.^[5] Many Christians observe this event with the Feast of the Annunciation on 25 March,^[2] an approximation of the northern vernal equinox nine full months before Christmas, the ceremonial birthday of Jesus.

The Annunciation is a key topic in Christian art in general, as well as in Marian art in the Catholic Church, having been especially prominent during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. A work of art depicting the Annunciation is sometimes itself called an Annunciation.

^ "Lessons for Holy Days » The Prayer Book Society of Canada". Prayerbook.ca. 23 March 2014. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b EB (1878).
^ Luke 1:31
^ Luke 1:26
^ Patella, Michael (2005). The Gospel according to Luke. Liturgical Press. p. 14. ISBN 0-8146-2862-1.

[1] "Lessons for Holy Days » The Prayer Book Society of Canada". Prayerbook.ca. 23 March 2014. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2014.

[FOOTNOTEEB1878-2] EB (1878).

[3] Luke 1:31

[4] Luke 1:26

[5] Patella, Michael (2005). The Gospel according to Luke. Liturgical Press. p. 14. ISBN 0-8146-2862-1.

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