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Visitation
Sign in to saveAlso known as The Visitation of the Blessed Mary, Visitation of the Blessed Mary
Christian story of Mary visiting Elizabeth
Key facts
- Observed by
- Liturgical churches
- Type
- Christian
- Date
- May 31 ( General Roman Calendar ), July 2 (Anglican, Germany, Slovakia), March 30 (Eastern Orthodox), Third Sunday in the Season of Annunciation (Syriac)
- Frequency
- Annual
- Related to
- Feast of the Annunciation , Nativity of John the Baptist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- religious holiday
- Religion
- Christianity
- Image
- Giotto, Lower Church Assisi, The Visitation 01.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
Visitation by Pontormo, 1528, Rectory of Saints Michael and Francis, Carmignano
In Christianity, the Visitation, also known as the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, refers to the visit of Mary, who was pregnant with Jesus, to Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist, in the Gospel of Luke, Luke 1:39–56. The episode is one of the standard scenes shown in cycles of the Life of the Virgin in art, and sometimes in larger cycles of the Life of Christ in art.
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