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Your answer was: Marian Year. |
Answer: Marian Year was the first year dedicated to the Mother of God in the annals of the Church. At the end of 1953, Pope Pius XII proclaimed that a Marian year was to be celebrated throughout the world on the occasion of the first centenary of the definition of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The papal decree stated that the purpose of this year was “that the faith of the people may be increased and their devotion to the Virgin Mother of God become daily more inflamed.” Dioceses around the world were to make use of religious, cultural, artistic, and social activities as a means of stimulating religious life. '50th Anniversary of the Marian Year Proclaimed by Pius XII' article by Michale Limothe Vatican Notes Volume: 53; Issue: 3; Page: 19; 2004 
 
 Marian Year - 1954 176-181 (1954) |
