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The Council of Basel (1431-1449) tried tro define this as dogma after it split from Pope Eugenius IV. That played into the hands of Dominican opponents of the doctrine, but Sixtus IV had offices of Mary's Conception composed, tipping official favor toward it.
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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (8. December) is the feast day of:
The Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. Only declared a point
of dogma in 1854. The idea seems to have really started to win
general acceptance in the 12th century. But Bernard of Clairvaux,
Thomas Aquinas, and a few nonentities like that protested the idea of
adopting this feast, and the argument went on for centuries.
Budoc (6th cent.) Budoc was a generic Celtic saint---various sources
claim him for Wales, Ireland, and Brittany. He is also the patron
saint of sites in Cronwal and Devon. A very late legend tells that
B. was born in a barrel at sea.
Romaric (d. 653) Romaric was a Frankish noble who became a monk at
Luxeuil. He founded a double monastery at Habendum (later called
Remiremont) in the Vosges.
Galgano (d. 1181) Galgano was a noble, born near Siena. Like so
many Italian male saints, he had a pretty wild youth---but after
visions of St. Michael he became a hermit. After his death, pilgrims
soon came to his tomb, a papal commission was set up to inquire into
his holiness in 1183, and G. was probably canonized in 1190.
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