The Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Marry is one of the most important Great Feasts in Christianity. In the featured 15th-century Russian icon, you can witness the very scene of the angel Gabriel announcing to the Holy Mother that she would give birth to a son by the Power of the Holy Spirit–and He would be called Jesus. It is one of those feasts that are observed universally throughout all major Christian denominations. The Annunciation in Orthodox Church begins on March 25.
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