NOVEMBER

1950: Pope Pius XII proclaims the dogma of the Assumption of Mary into heaven, body and soul.

Memorial Maria dell' anima (Rome)

Memorial of the Holy Family's Flight to Egypt (Coptic Church)

1375: Pope Gregory XI by his brief Dum Praecelsa granted the first indulgences to the Church at Loreto.

Dedication of the Marian church of Quesquam (Ethiopian Church)

Dedication of the Marian church of Dair al Mubarraq (Coptic Church)

Feast of Mary's Presentation in the Temple (as a child). See The Mary Page article for the calendar of feasts.

Feast of "Eisodos," Mary's entrance in the temple (Byzantine, Armenian, and Maronite Churches)

Feast of Our Lady of El Quinche, Ecuador

Dedication of the Marian church in Jerusalem

1964: Promulgation of the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium) with Chapter 8, "The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, in the Mystery of Christ and the Church," the longest official teaching of Mary in the history of the Church;

Pope Paul VI repeated the consecration of the whole human race to the Immaculate Heart of Mary that had been made by Pius XII on October 31, 1942 by radio.

Feast of the Miraculous Medal

1830: St. Catherine Laboure was given the task to have the Miraculous Medal struck.