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The doctrine of Immaculate Conception was cannonized on December 8, 1854. It declared that Mary, the mother of Jesus was the only person born free from original sin and with no inclination to sin. It was also made of Holy Day of Obligation.
This feast originated in the seventh century in Palestine and gradually spread through the region. However, the doctrine of Mary's sinless state was not widely accepted by Catholic scholars nor was belief in the doctrine compulsory until the 1854 decree. |
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