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Also known as
- Annunciation of the Lord
- Feast of the Incarnation
- Festum Incarnationis
- Initium Redemptionis Conceptio Christi
- Annuntiatio Christi
- Annuntiatio Dominica
- Annuntio Domini
- Christ’s conception
- Conceptio Christi
- Christ’s incarnation
- Incarnation Christi
- Mary’s Annunciation
- Annuntiatio Mariae
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The annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary by Gabriel the Archangel that she was to be the Mother of God (Luke 1), the Word being made flesh through the power of the Holy Spirit. The feast probably originated about the time of the Council of Ephesus, c.431, and is first mentioned in the Sacramentary of Pope Gelasius (died 496). The Annunciation is represented in art by many masters, among them Fra Angelico, Hubert Van Eyck, Jan Van Eyck, Ghirlandajo, Holbein the Elder, Lippi, Pinturicchio, and Del Sarto.
Name Meaning
- Latin: ad, to; nuntius, messenger
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- Borgosatollo, Italy
- Brolo, Italy
- Calvene, Italy
- Gandosso, Italy
- Lerici, Italy
- Magliano in Toscana, Italy
- Marano Vicentino, Italy
- Roncà, Italy
- Sabaudia, Italy
- San Secondo Parmense, Italy
- Viareggio, Italy
- Tarxien, Malta
Additional Information
- Catholic Encyclopedia
- Father Christian-Philippe Chanut
- Goffine’s Devout Instructions
- Golden Legend
- Kirken i Norge
- Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
- Wikipedia - deutsche
- Wikipedia - italiano
- Wikiepedia - polski
MLA Citation
- “Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary“. Saints.SQPN.com. 25 March 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <>
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