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The Annunciation, 1897. The Archangel Gabriel appearing to the Virgin Mary to tell her she will bear Jesus. Illustration by JJ Tissot for his Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

The Annunciation, 1897. The Archangel Gabriel appearing to the Virgin Mary to tell her she will bear Jesus. Illustration by JJ Tissot for his Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)