Description
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is observed on December 8 in many Catholic countries as a holy day of obligation or patronal feast. The Immaculate Conception should not be confused with the perpetual virginity of Mary or the virgin birth of Jesus; it refers to the conception of Mary by her mother, Saint Anne. Although the belief was widely held since at least Late Antiquity, the doctrine was not formally proclaimed until December 8, 1854, by Pope Pius IX in his papal bull Ineffabilis Deus.
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Marble Statue.
Dimensions: 60mm L x 70mm W x 270mm
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Immaculate Conception of Mary
La Pur*sima Inmaculada Concepci*n
by
Bartolom* Esteban Murillo
, 1678, now in
Museo del Prado
, Spain.
Honored in
Roman Catholic Church
Some
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Islam
,
Anglican Communion
Feast
December 8
Attributes
crescent moon, halo of twelve stars, blue robe,
cherubs
, serpent underfoot,
Assumption into heaven
Patronage
Brazil
Nicaragua
The Philippines
Portugal
South Korea
Spain
United States of America
The
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
is observed on December 8 in many
Catholic countries
as a
holy day of obligation
or
patronal feast
, and in some as a national
public holiday
.
The
Immaculate Conception
is a dogma of the
Catholic Church
maintaining that from the moment when she was
conceived
in the womb, the
Blessed Virgin Mary
was kept free of
original sin
and was filled with the
sanctifying grace
normally conferred during
baptism
.
[1]
[2]
It is one of the four dogmas in
Roman Catholic Mariology
. Mary is often called the
Immaculata
(
the Immaculate One
), particularly in artistic and cultural contexts.
[3]
The Immaculate Conception should not be confused with the
perpetual virginity of Mary
or the
virgin birth of Jesus
; it refers to the conception of Mary by her mother,
Saint Anne
. Although the belief was widely held since at least
Late Antiquity
, the doctrine was not formally proclaimed until December 8, 1854, by
Pope Pius IX
in his
papal bull
Ineffabilis Deus
. It is not formal doctrine except in the Roman Catholic Church.
[4]
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