Immaculate-conception meaning

The doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived free from all stain of original sin. The feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated on December 8.
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The doctrine that the Virgin Mary, though conceived naturally, was from the moment of conception free from original sin.
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The doctrine, in the Roman Catholic Church, that the Virgin Mary was conceived free from original sin.
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December 8th (The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary)
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Immaculate-conception Sentence Examples

  • But you believe in the immaculate conception of everyone; Catholics believe in the immaculate conception only of Our Blessed Lady.

  • In 1483 Leonardo was commissioned by the confraternity of the Immaculate Conception to paint The Virgin of the Rocks.

  • patron saint's days in honor of the Immaculate Conception.

  • And finally in December, there are the traditional patron saint 's days in honor of the Immaculate Conception.

  • Among the churches are the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Roman Catholic), with a spire 236 ft.

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