Annunciation

E20356

Christian feast Marian feast New Testament event biblical event

The Annunciation is the biblical event in which the Angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will conceive and bear Jesus Christ.

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All labels observed (28)

Label	Occurrences
Annunciation canonical	58
Feast of the Annunciation	17
The Annunciation	16
Annunciation of the Virgin Mary	14
Annunciation of the Theotokos	13
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary	4
Annunciation of the Lord	4
Annunciation to Mary	3
Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary	2
Annunciation to the Virgin	2
Annunciation to the Virgin Mary	2
Annunciazione	2
The Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary	2
Annunciation (25 March in many traditions)	1
Annunciation feast	1
Annunciation of Jesus	1
Annunciation of Mary	1
Annunciation with St. Margaret and St. Ansanus	1
Annunziatella (diminutive of Annunziata, the Annunciation)	1
Mary at the Annunciation	1
Mary at the moment of the Annunciation	1
Mary with Archangel Gabriel	1
Solemnity of the Annunciation	1
Square of the Announced (Annunciation)	1
The Annunciation of our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary	1
the Annunciation	1
the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary	1
Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T158515 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Annunciation
Context triple: [Angelus prayer, primaryTheme, Annunciation]

A. Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic doctrine holding that the Virgin Mary was preserved free from original sin from the first moment of her conception.
B. Madonna and Child
Madonna and Child is a traditional Christian artistic theme depicting the Virgin Mary holding or with the infant Jesus, symbolizing maternal love and divine incarnation.
C. Nativity of Christ
The Nativity of Christ is the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus, commemorating God’s incarnation as a human being in Bethlehem.
D. Epiphany
Epiphany is a major Christian feast day commemorating the revelation of Jesus Christ to the world, particularly through the visit of the Magi.
E. Virgin Mary
The Virgin Mary is revered in Christianity as the mother of Jesus Christ and a central figure of faith, purity, and devotion.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Annunciation
Target entity description: The Annunciation is the biblical event in which the Angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will conceive and bear Jesus Christ.

A. Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic doctrine holding that the Virgin Mary was preserved free from original sin from the first moment of her conception.
B. Madonna and Child
Madonna and Child is a traditional Christian artistic theme depicting the Virgin Mary holding or with the infant Jesus, symbolizing maternal love and divine incarnation.
C. Nativity of Christ
The Nativity of Christ is the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus, commemorating God’s incarnation as a human being in Bethlehem.
D. Epiphany
Epiphany is a major Christian feast day commemorating the revelation of Jesus Christ to the world, particularly through the visit of the Magi.
E. Virgin Mary
The Virgin Mary is revered in Christianity as the mother of Jesus Christ and a central figure of faith, purity, and devotion.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ Marian feast ⓘ New Testament event ⓘ biblical event ⓘ
announcedBy	Angel Gabriel ⓘ linked to: angel
announcedTitleOfJesus	Son of God ⓘ Son of the Most High ⓘ king of the house of Jacob ⓘ
announcedTitleOfMary	full of grace ⓘ
announcedTo	Virgin Mary ⓘ
announcesConceptionOf	Jesus Christ ⓘ
associatedDoctrine	Christology ⓘ Incarnation ⓘ Mariology ⓘ Virgin Birth ⓘ
celebratedOn	25 March ⓘ
centralFigure	Angel Gabriel ⓘ linked to: angel Jesus Christ ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Lutheran churches ⓘ Oriental Orthodox churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
frequentlyDepictedIn	Byzantine iconography ⓘ Christian art ⓘ Renaissance painting ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Annunciation of the Lord ⓘ linked to: Annunciation Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ linked to: Annunciation Feast of the Annunciation ⓘ linked to: Annunciation
hasIconographicTheme	Annunciation to Mary ⓘ linked to: Annunciation
hasMainParticipants	Angel Gabriel ⓘ linked to: Gabriel Virgin Mary ⓘ
languageOfOriginalAccount	Koine Greek ⓘ
liturgicalColor	white ⓘ
liturgicalRankInCatholicChurch	Solemnity ⓘ
liturgicalRankInOrthodoxChurch	Great Feast ⓘ linked to: Great Feast in Eastern Christianity
narratedIn	Gospel of Luke ⓘ Luke 1:26–38 ⓘ
prefiguredIn	Isaiah 7:14 ⓘ
relatedPrayer	Angelus ⓘ linked to: Angelus prayer Apostles’ Creed ⓘ Hail Mary ⓘ Nicene Creed ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
resultedIn	Incarnation of Christ ⓘ conception of Jesus ⓘ
takesPlaceIn	Galilee ⓘ Nazareth ⓘ
themeIn	Christian hymnody ⓘ Christian liturgy ⓘ Christian theology ⓘ

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Referenced by (154)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Angelus prayer → primaryTheme → Annunciation ⓘ

Great Feast in Eastern Christianity → includes → Feast of the Annunciation ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Greek Orthodox Church → majorFeast → Annunciation ⓘ

Gospel infancy narratives → featureEvent → Annunciation ⓘ

Annunciation → hasIconographicTheme → Annunciation to Mary ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Annunciation → hasAlternativeName → Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Annunciation → hasAlternativeName → Feast of the Annunciation ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Annunciation → hasAlternativeName → Annunciation of the Lord ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Virgin Birth of Jesus → centralEvent → Annunciation ⓘ

Virgin Birth of Jesus → associatedFeast → Annunciation (25 March in many traditions) ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Cathedral of the Annunciation → dedicatedTo → Annunciation of the Theotokos ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Cathedral of the Annunciation → namedAfter → Annunciation of the Virgin Mary ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Mary’s Well → traditionallyAssociatedWith → Annunciation ⓘ

Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation → traditionallyAssociatedWith → Annunciation to the Virgin Mary ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation → dedicatedTo → Annunciation ⓘ

Basilica of the Annunciation → dedicatedTo → Annunciation ⓘ

Basilica of the Annunciation → hasFestival → Feast of the Annunciation ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America → observesFeast → Feast of the Annunciation ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Ethiopian calendar → epochRelatedTo → Annunciation of Jesus ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Great Lavra → dedicatedTo → Annunciation of the Theotokos ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Saint Mary → associatedEvent → Annunciation ⓘ

Saint Mary → feast → Annunciation of the Lord ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Syriac liturgical year → majorFeast → Annunciation ⓘ

St Mary → associatedEvent → Annunciation ⓘ

St Mary → hasFeastDay → Annunciation ⓘ

Eustache Le Sueur → notableWork → The Annunciation ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Blagoveshchensky Bridge → namedAfter → Annunciation ⓘ

Jean Restout the Younger → notableWork → The Annunciation ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Jordanian Arab Orthodox → mainFeasts → Feast of the Annunciation ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Cathedral of the Annunciation in Alexandria → dedicatedTo → Annunciation ⓘ

Mysteria Gaudiosa → correspondsToMystery → The Annunciation ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Solemnity → includes → Annunciation of the Lord ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Abraham Bloemaert → notableWork → The Annunciation ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Church of the Annunciation → traditionalSiteOf → Annunciation to Mary ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Church of the Annunciation → liturgicalFeast → Feast of the Annunciation ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Roman Rite liturgical calendar → includesFeast → Annunciation of the Lord ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Church of England liturgical calendar → includesFeast → The Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Byzantine liturgical calendar → includesFeast → Annunciation ⓘ

Annunciation Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Annunciation of the Theotokos ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci → title → Annunciation ⓘ

Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci → depicts → Annunciation ⓘ

Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci → subjectMatter → Annunciation of the Virgin Mary ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci → iconographicTheme → Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci → originalTitle → Annunciazione ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Arab Christian community of Nazareth → celebrates → Annunciation feast ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Tintoretto → notableWork → The Annunciation ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Order of the Annunciation → namedAfter → Annunciation ⓘ

Order of the Annunciation → ceremonialDayReason → Feast of the Annunciation ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Scrovegni Chapel → dedicatedTo → Annunciation of the Virgin Mary ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

Annunciation Church (Alexander Nevsky Lavra) → dedicatedTo → Annunciation of the Theotokos ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation

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