TASS/. Russian Orthodox Christians are marking the feast of Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, one of the twelve main feasts of the liturgical year that coincides in 2018 with the Holy Saturday.

Visit the homepage for more information. Each year on March 25, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. This great feast takes its name from the tidings announced by the ...

The Virgin and Child with Angels by a Fountain, Bernaert Van Orley (1492-1541) There are basically two traditions of the Annunciation iconography: one situating it at a cistern or fountain, the other ...