Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

Immacolata

English translation:

Immaculate / Mary Immaculate

Added to glossary by Elena Sgarbo (X)
Aug 28, 2002 00:27
22 yrs ago
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Italian term

Immacolata

Italian to English Art/Literary
Egli venerò anzi, diffuse molto di più anche il modello e la relativa spiritualità dell’Immacolata, ampiamente divulgati in tutta la Chiesa dopo la proclamazione del dogma, nel 1854.

Come la futura Ausiliatrice di don Bosco, anche l’Immacolata è una Madonna potente e vittoriosa; nell’immagine tratta dall’Apocalisse ella è coronata di stelle, con la luna sotto i piedi di cui uno, esile e inesorabile, schiaccia la testa al serpente.

Il 31 gennaio 1888 don Bosco moriva invocando Maria - in un grande afflato di amore, fiducia e tenerezza - non come Ausiliatrice o Immacolata ma col nome di “Madre” più volte ripetuto.

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Immaculate

L' Immacolata Concezione é The Immaculate Conception.

Buon lavoro
Elena
Peer comment(s):

agree Vittorio Felaco
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Grazie Vittorio
agree Nancy Arrowsmith
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Thanks Nancy
disagree Ida DeFlaviis : see my answer below
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agree Catherine Bolton : see my answer below
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Thanks Catherine--- Yours (below) is an excellent contribution! :-)
agree gmel117608
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Grazie gmell7608
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the Virgin

L'Immacolata in question has nothing to do with the Immaculate Conception. In fact, in the first phrase of the following paragraph it says that "the Immacolata è una Madonna potente e vittoriosa", meaning that the "Immacolata" is the Virgin Mary.
Peer comment(s):

agree Grace Anderson
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thanks!
agree Nicola (Mr.) Nobili
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thanks!
disagree Catherine Bolton : The Immaculate certainly DOES refer to the Immaculate Conception!
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pls see the following sites with the papal definitions of "Immaculate Conception"- ref. is made to the conception of the Virgin herself and she is referred to as the Blessed Virgin. http://www.catholic.net/rcc/Periodicals/Faith/1112-96/titles...
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in support of Elena's answer

I'm posting this separately because all this naturally won't fit on the "agree" line.
However, the reference here is to the Immaculate as indicated in the papal bull of 1854.

Here are some excerpts, but you can find the entire text of the papal bull at the site referenced below.

Pius IX
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Apostolic Constitution "Ineffabilis Deus"
December 8, 1854

...The same Roman Church, therefore, desired nothing more than by the most persuasive means to state, to protect, to promote and to defend the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception.

VENERATION OF THE IMMACULATE
Our predecessors, indeed, by virtue of their apostolic authority, gloried in instituting the Feast of the Conception in the Roman Church. They did so to enhance its importance and dignity by a suitable Office and Mass, whereby the prerogative of the Virgin, her exception from the hereditary taint, was most distinctly affirmed. As to the homage already instituted, they spared no effort to promote and to extend it either by the granting of indulgences, or by allowing cities, provinces and kingdoms to choose as their patroness God's own Mother, under the title of "The Immaculate Conception."

... Consequently, following the examples of our predecessors, and desiring to proceed in the traditional manner, we announced and held a consistory, in which we addressed our brethren, the cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. It was the greatest spiritual joy for us when we heard them ask us to promulgate the dogmatic definition of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mother of God.[28]

Therefore, having full trust in the Lord that the opportune time had come for defining the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, which Holy Scripture, venerable Tradition, the constant mind of the Church, the desire of Catholic bishops and the faithful, and the memorable Acts and Constitutions of our predecessors, wonderfully illustrate and proclaim, and having most diligently considered all things, as we poured forth to God ceaseless and fervent prayers, we concluded that we should no longer delay in decreeing and defining by our supreme authority the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin.


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Mary Immaculate

L'Immacolata here refers to Mary the Immaculate (she who conceived immaculately).

In English one says "Mary Immaculate"
(You'll find this in many websites).

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