''Act for the Immaculate Conception of Mary'' ( ca, Acte per a la Immaculada Conceptio de Maria) is the name of a dramatic play, in the
Catalan language, likely performed in Bethlehem College in
Barcelona on May 13, 1662, to celebrate a declaration of
Pope Alexander VII
Pope Alexander VII ( it, Alessandro VII; 13 February 159922 May 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death in May 1667.
He began his career as a vice- papal legate, an ...
in support of the idea of
Immaculate Conception.
The work argues for the absence of
original sin
Original sin is the Christian doctrine that holds that humans, through the fact of birth, inherit a tainted nature in need of regeneration and a proclivity to sinful conduct. The biblical basis for the belief is generally found in Genesis 3 (t ...
in the one who was to become the
Mother of God.
The author of the allegorical play is unknown, and only a fragment of 732 verses has been preserved. These demonstrate the ambitious nature of the play, both in literary and theological terms.
References
Sources
*Diccionari de la Literatura Catalana, 2008
Catalan-language plays
1662 plays
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