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The Annunciation is a Christian biblical event in which the angel Gabriel visits the Virgin Mary to reveal that she will conceive Jesus by the Holy Spirit. It is described in the Gospel of Luke, chapter 1, verses 26–38, and is central to the Christian understanding of the Incarnation.

According to Luke, Gabriel appears to Mary in Nazareth, greets her, and announces that she will bear

Mary is then depicted as giving her consent, saying, "Be it unto me according to thy word."

The Annunciation holds significant theological importance in many Christian traditions. It underscores the belief in the

Liturgically, the Annunciation is celebrated as a feast in Western Christianity on March 25, nine months before

In art and music, the Annunciation has been a prolific subject, depicted by numerous artists and composers

a
son
who
will
be
called
the
Son
of
God.
Mary
asks
how
this
will
occur,
and
the
angel
replies
that
the
Holy
Spirit
will
come
upon
her
and
that
the
child
will
be
holy
and
called
the
Son
of
God.
Her
fiat
is
regarded
in
Christian
tradition
as
a
model
of
faith
and
obedience,
opening
the
way
for
the
Incarnation,
in
which
God
becomes
flesh
in
Jesus.
divine
origin
of
Jesus
and
supports
Mary’s
special
role
in
salvation
history,
including
the
later
doctrine
of
the
Theotokos,
or
God-bearer.
The
event
also
marks
the
moment
when
God’s
plan
for
the
Incarnation
begins
to
unfold
in
human
history.
Christmas.
In
the
Orthodox
and
some
Eastern
traditions,
the
feast
is
observed
on
or
near
the
same
date,
with
variations
depending
on
calendar
systems.
who
explore
themes
of
divine
communication,
obedience,
and
the
mystery
of
the
Incarnation.
Related
scriptural
announcements,
such
as
Gabriel’s
visit
to
Zechariah,
appear
in
the
same
gospel
account.