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The [[Roman Catholic]] doctrine of the '''Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary''', as defined by [[Pope]] [[Pius IX]] in 1854, states that "in the first instance of her conception, by a singular privilege and grace granted by God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the human race, was preserved exempt from all stain of original sin."
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated on 8th December.