[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Annunciation and Nativity with formal, stylized Gothic figures in a five-window composition to beset in arch or niche for St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Charlotte, North Carolina]

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The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary to announce that she had been chosen to give birth to Jesus, the Son of God. The event is recorded in the New Testament in the Gospels of Luke and is a central moment in the story of the Nativity of Jesus. The scene typically depicts Mary and Gabriel, who is usually shown holding a lily, a symbol of purity, and announcing the news of the birth of Jesus to Mary.