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What is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception?

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Is December 8 the birthday of Mama Mary? Or is it the feast celebrating how Mary conceived Jesus in her womb without original sin? None of the above. The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which Catholics celebrate every December 8, refers to the conception of Mary in the womb of her mother, Saint Anne.  (The birthday of Mary is celebrated every September 8, exactly nine months after the Feast of the Immaculate Co…
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Every 8th of December is celebrated the Day of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary for the Catholic Church. The feast belongs to the Marian feasts of Catholicism, a doctrine that highlights the grace and virtues of Mary of Nazareth, a figure of empathy, solidarity and faith. While the meaning of this day may present confusions, it refers to the free birth of sins of the Virgin. In Argentina, this date is an immovable national holiday, i…

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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It is a feast that celebrates the redemption of Mary from original sin from birth, and not the conception of Jesus as the name would suggest

·Italy
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On December 8, the Catholic Church commemorates one of the most important Marian dates of the calendar: the Immaculate Conception. In addition to this solemnity, the saint recalls other saints and blesseds who also celebrate their name today.The Immaculate Conception: why this day is celebratedThe Immaculate Conception, also known as the Pure Conception, is the dogma that maintains that the Virgin Mary was preserved from original sin from the mo…

·Spain
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The dogma was proclaimed by Pius IX in 1854 with the bull 'Ineffabilis Deus': it establishes how the Virgin Mary was preserved immune from original sin from the first moment of her conception

·Italy
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El Confidencial broke the news in Spain on Sunday, December 7, 2025.
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