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Immaculate Conception

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The dogma proclaimed in Christian Tradition and defined in 1854, that from the first moment of her conception, Mary--by the singular grace of God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ--was preserved immune from original sin

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§491 CHAPTER TWO I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD

Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, "full of grace" through God, 134 was redeemed from the moment of her conception. That is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses, as Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1854:

Catechism of the Catholic Church © Libreria Editrice Vaticana