InspiRE Unit 9 - People of Faith

Convert

To join or change a religion

Spiritual experience

An experience that helps someone to believe God exists or helps them to feel close to God

Grace

The free and undeserved gift of God's love and mercy

Annunciation

The announcement of the Incarnation by the Angel Gabriel to Mary

Assumption

The belief in some Christian traditions that Mary's body was raised directly into heaven at the end of her earthly life

Immaculate Conception

The Catholic and Islamic belief that Mary was born into the world without sin, making her unique in the history of humankind

Apparition

A remarkable or an unexpected appearance of someone or something

Saint

Someone believed to be a good example to others because of what they did when alive and who is now in heaven with God

Canonisation

To be declared a saint

Martyr

Someone who died for their faith

Missionaries

Members of a religion who are sent into an area to share their faith and be of service