Annunciation

In Christianity, the Annunciation (, Euaggelismós tēs Theotókou in Greek) is the revelation to Mary, the mother of Jesus by the angel Gabriel that she would conceive a child to be born the Son of God. Some Christian churches celebrate this with the Feast of Annunciation on March 25, which as the Incarnation is nine months before the feast of the Nativity of Jesus, or Christmas. The date of the Annunciation also marked the New Year in many places, including England (where it is called Lady Day). Both the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox faiths hold that the Annunciation took place in the then village of Nazareth, but differ as to where exactly. The Catholic Church of the Annunciation marks the site preferred by the former, while the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation marks that of the latter. In the Bible, the Annunciation is narrated in the book of Luke, Chapter 1, verses 26-38 (NASB): In Eastern Orthodox Mary is referred to as Theotokos (Θεοτόκος="God-bearer"). The traditional... full article at wikipedia