Annunciation
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.6|Annunciation (Leonardo da Vinci)|Annunciation (), [[Uffizi, is thought to be Leonardo da Vinci's earliest complete work.]] The Annunciation (; ; also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation of Our Lady, or the Annunciation of the Lord; ) is, according to the Gospel of Luke, the announcement made 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 Messiah and Son of God, marking the Incarnation. thumb|Annunciation by Armenian illuminated manuscripts|Armen
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The Annunciation is the biblical event, described in the Gospel of Luke, in which the archangel Gabriel tells Mary that she will become pregnant and give birth to Jesus Christ, God's son. This moment is central to Christian theology because it marks the Incarnation—when God became human—and has been a major subject for artists throughout history, including Leonardo da Vinci's famous early painting on the theme.
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- Religious sources
- Gospel of Luke
- Gospel of Matthew
- Apocryphal Gospel of James
- Manuscript 4Q246
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- Western Christianity
- Eastern Christianity
- In art
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thumb|upright=1.6|Annunciation (Leonardo da Vinci)|Annunciation (), [[Uffizi, is thought to be Leonardo da Vinci's earliest complete work.]] The Annunciation (; ; also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation of Our Lady, or the Annunciation of the Lord; ) is, according to the Gospel of Luke, the announcement made 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 Messiah and Son of God, marking the Incarnation. thumb|Annunciation by Armenian illuminated manuscripts|Armenian manuscript illuminator [[Toros Roslin, 13th century]]
According to the Annunciation occurred in the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy with John the Baptist. Many Christians observe this event with the Feast of the Annunciation on 25March, an approximation of the northern vernal equinox nine full months before Christmas, the traditional birthday of Jesus.