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Visitation (of St. Mary), Festival of the

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Visitation (Of St. Mary), Festival Of The,

a festival of the Church of Rome, instituted about 1338 by pope Urban VI, in memory of the visitation of Mary (q.v.) to Elisabeth the mother of John the Baptist. It is fixed for July 2. See Jameson, Legends of the Madonna, p. 193.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Visitation (of St. Mary), Festival of the'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​v/visitation-of-st-mary-festival-of-the.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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