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|FeastName=Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
|FeastName=Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
|FeastStage=Solemnity
|FeastStage=Solemnity
|FeastDate=December 8
|FeastDate=December 08
|FeastType=Fixed
|FeastType=Fixed
|LiturgicalSeason=Advent
|LiturgicalSeason=Advent
|PrimaryShrine=Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
|PrimaryShrine=Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
|PrimaryShrineCoordinates=38.9344, -77.0000
|PrimaryShrineCoordinates=38.9344, -77.0000
|NotableAddress1=Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, DC 20017, USA (National shrine)
|NotableAddress2=Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Lourdes, France (Apparition site)
|NotableAddress3=Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Conception, Missouri, USA (Monastic shrine)
|AssociatedCountries=Universal
|AssociatedCountries=Universal
|AssociatedDioceses=
|ReviewLevel=0
|ReviewLevel=0
|NotableAddress1=Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, DC 20017, USA (National shrine)||38.9344, -77.0000
|NotableAddress2=Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Lourdes, France (Apparition site)||43.1003, -0.0577
|NotableAddress3=Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Conception, Missouri, USA (Monastic shrine)||40.2403, -94.1811
|NotableAddress4=
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The '''Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception''' is the [[solemnity]] in the [[Roman Rite]] celebrating the [[dogma]] that [[Mary, Mother of God|Mary]] was preserved free from [[original sin]] from the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace of God in view of the merits of [[Jesus Christ]]. Proclaimed as dogma by Pope Pius IX in *Ineffabilis Deus* (1854), it is observed on December 8 according to the [[General Roman Calendar]] and marks the beginning of the intense preparation for [[Christmas]]. The solemnity is a [[Holy Day of Obligation]] in most [[dioceses]] worldwide, including the United States.
The '''Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception''' is the [[solemnity]] in the [[Roman Rite]] celebrating the [[dogma]] that [[Mary, Mother of God|Mary]] was preserved free from [[original sin]] from the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace of God in view of the merits of [[Jesus Christ]]. Proclaimed as dogma by Pope Pius IX in *Ineffabilis Deus* (1854), it is observed on December 8 according to the [[General Roman Calendar]] and marks the beginning of the intense preparation for [[Christmas]]. The solemnity is a [[Holy Day of Obligation]] in most [[dioceses]] worldwide, including the United States.