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Annunciation

In the New Testament, the announcement to Mary by the archangel Gabriel that she was to be the mother of Christ; the feast of the Annunciation is 25 March (also known as Lady Day).

In painting, Mary is usually shown interrupted while reading. A white dove, symbolizing the Holy Spirit, hovers above. White lilies, representing her purity, stand in a vase or are carried by the archangel.


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During the period of doubt and apprehension which preceded the annunciation of this opinion, and of distress and agony which succeeded it, the family of Mr.
This annunciation excited great commotion among the different sectaries.
I could say that the Church of the Annunciation is a wilderness of beautiful columns, of statues, gilded moldings, and pictures almost countless, but that would give no one an entirely perfect idea of the thing, and so where is the use?
 
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