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5 days ago · The Immaculate Conception became a popular subject in literature, but its abstract nature meant it was late in appearing as a subject in works of art. The iconography of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception shows Mary standing, with arms outstretched or hands clasped in prayer. The feast day of the Immaculate Conception is December 8.
1 day ago · The Coptic Orthodox Church was established by Mark, an apostle and evangelist, during the middle of the 1st century (c. AD 42). Due to disputes concerning the nature of Christ , the Oriental Orthodox Churches and the Eastern Orthodox Church were in schism after the Council of Chalcedon in AD 451, resulting in a conflict with the Greek Orthodox ...
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- St. Mark the Evangelist (Traditional)
The 100th Anniversary of Fatima on Oct. 13 highlights must-know-and-do messages behind the Miracle. Joseph Pronechen, October 13, 2017. We’re heard much about the Miracle of the Sun, thanks be to God, that startled 70,000-plus people at the Cova da Iria 100 years ago on Oct. 13. Instead of repeating basic details of the Miracle that Our Lady ...
1 day ago · Mandated with the mission of the sword and the cross, Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, occupied Manila in 1571. Then the Spanish conquistador assigned an area for his new settlement for a church. The cathedral was known as Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate under the patronage of the La Purisima Immaculada Conception.
5 days ago · Blue mantle, white veil, Immaculate heart, crown of 12 stars, pregnant woman, halo with 12 stars, roses, woman with child. Patronage. See Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The veneration of Mary in the Catholic Church encompasses various devotions which include prayer, pious acts, visual arts, poetry, and music devoted to her.
- September 8 (Nativity of Mary)
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Museum of the Shrine of Fatima. The Museum of the Shrine of Fatima was founded in 1955. With the permanent exhibitions of the Museum: Fatima Light and Peace, The House-Museum of Aljustrel (both currently unavailable) and the temporary exhibitions, the Shrine of Fatima provides to the pilgrims and to other visitors an interpretation of physical testimonies, by using museological language ...
3 days ago · The first of apparitions of Our Lady in Heede Our Lady appeared to four girls in a church where they went to pray for the blessed souls in purgatory on All Saints’ Day. When Ana Schulte, Susanna Bruns, and Margaret and Greta Ganseforth explained what happened, the residents received their testimony with skepticism.
