The day of the Immaculate Conception is a national holiday and it is celebrated because the Immaculate Concepcion is the patron saint of Spain from 1761. The Immaculate Conception is an article about faith of the Catholicism that supports the belief in which Maria, Jesus's mother was not reached by the original sin but, from the first moment of his conception it was free of any sin. The belief in the Immaculade Concepcion took root especially in Spain. Numerous temples, chapels and monuments were dedicated to her, and she was nominated a patron saint of the kingdom by Carlos III. The doctrine was defined definitely as a faith dogma on December 8, 1854, for pope Pío IX. Since then December 8 has stayed like date of the holiday of the Immaculade Concepcion in the whole Catholic Church. In the day of the Immaculate Conception a mass is celebrated and the Spanish priests can take a blue chasuble. In some places also processions are celebrated
This is a sculpture of the Immaculate Conception and it is in the cathedral of Granada. It was made by Alonso Cano.
Manuel L.