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Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

Annunciation: Gabriel Appears to Mary

Image displayed with permission of Beta Lahem church, Gayant, Ethiopia

Annunciation: Gabriel Appears to Mary

  • This painting (also called an illumination) appears in a manuscript likely made in Gondar, Western Ethiopia, and dated to 1398-1409. You can view this painting in the manuscript Beta Lahem church, Gayant, Ethiopia, Library, Manuscript No. 1, f. 45, or learn more about this manuscript at its PEMM Manuscript page.
  • This painting of PEMM Story ID 7008 depicts 1 moment (or episode) in the story. The description of the episode in this painting, along with its keyword(s), is:
  • 1. Annunciation: St Gabriel appears to Mary sewing or spinning (full). The object(s) are walking stick; spear; staff. The living being(s) are Mary; Gabriel; angel.
  • This painting has a caption in Geʿez, which Jeremy Brown has translated as: How Gabriel announced to Mary she will incarnate the only-begotten Son.
  • The number of PEMM manuscripts that have paintings of this story is 30. The total number of paintings of this story in PEMM manuscripts is 31.
  • PEMM's ID number for this painting is 602.
  • To reproduce this image online or in print, please contact the Beta Lahem church, Gayant, Ethiopia. PEMM does not own the rights.
  • If you think any of the information on this page is incorrect (e.g., the location, date, description, captions), please use our PEMM Feedback Form to let us know. We depend on users like you to improve the site.
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