# Proto-evangelium ## Catechism of the Catholic Church The protoor "first" Gospel: the passage in ([[genesis-03|Gen 3]]:[[00.prologue-4#^ccc-15|15]]) that first mysteriously announces the promise of the Messiah and Redeemer ([[1.2.1.1.p1c|ccc-410]]). ### Source [[1.2.1.1.p1c|ccc-410]]