Which event is known as the birth of Jesus Christ?

• A. Annunciation
• B. Nativity
• C. Incarnation
• D. Immaculate Conception

Answer: (B)

The birth of Jesus Christ is called the Nativity. This term refers specifically to the event of Jesus being born in Bethlehem, with Mary and Joseph, often pictured with shepherds and angels in the surrounding story. It marks the moment when the Son of God enters the world in human form.

The Annunciation is about the announcement to Mary that she will conceive Jesus, not the birth itself. The Incarnation speaks to the broader doctrine that God the Word became flesh in Jesus, a theological truth rather than a single event. The Immaculate Conception refers to Mary being conceived without original sin, again a belief about Mary, not about Jesus’ birth.