What is Annunciation?
{{more sources|date=December 2022}} [[File:Leonardo Da Vinci - Annunciazione.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.6|''[[Annunciation (Leonardo da Vinci)|Annunciation]]'' by [[Leonardo da Vinci]] (c. 1472{{ndash}}1475)]] According to Christian [[tradition]], the '''annunciation''' was an [[wikt:announcement|announcement]] made by the angel [[Gabriel]] to [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary]], the mother of [[Jesus Christ]], that she was to have a son despite being a [[virgin]]. The [[Feast of the Annunciation]] is celebrated by [[Christian]]s on 25 March every year. ==References== * {{cite EB9 |mode=cs2 |wstitle=Annunciation |volume=2 |ref={{harvid|EB|1878}} |page=90 }} * {{cite EB1911 |mode=cs2 |wstitle=Annunciation |volume=2 |ref={{harvid|EB|1911a}} |page=78 }} * {{cite EB1911 |mode=cs2 |wstitle=Lady Day |volume=16 |ref={{harvid|EB|1911b}} |page=62 }} [[Category:Christianity]]