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Solemnities, Feasts, and Memorials are days which are celebrated in commemoration of the sacred mysteries and events recorded in the history of our redemption, in memory of the Virgin Mother of Christ, or of His apostles, martyrs, and saints.
About the image: La Inmaculada Concepción, by Francisco Rizi, is part of the Museo del Prado collection in Madrid, Spain.