In faith and obedience to the will of God, Mary replied to the angel, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be according to your word.” Upon her response, the angel departed. It is on the ...

1 To this day, the Greek Orthodox Christians venerate a wellspring of Nazareth where ... About the year 1400, however, a new version of the Annunciation scene suddenly appeared in European paintings, ...

Russian Orthodox Christians are marking the feast of Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, one of the twelve main ... the Lord is with thee: Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the Fruit ...

Eastern Orthodox churches today, to be differentiated from Roman Catholic ... Other than the many icons which celebrate Mary’s involvement in the life and work of Christ, in particular the ...

1 as the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God ... Rublev prayed this icon for the Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation in Moscow. Like medieval Western art, icons do not adhere to the simple ...