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A Catholic memorial celebrating Mary's royal dignity as Queen of Heaven and Earth, instituted by Pope Pius XII in 1954 and placed eight days (an "octave") after the Assumption. Based on Mary's role as Mother of Christ the King and the tradition of crowning Marian images.
It usually falls on or around August 22 (fixed). It is especially important in Catholic traditions.
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At a glance
- Type
- memorial
- Date type
- Fixed (same date every year)
- Regions
- Global
- Themes
- Mary
- Liturgical colour
- White
Common questions
Queenship of Mary is observed on August 22 (fixed). Moveable feasts shift each year; fixed feasts stay on the same calendar date.
A Catholic memorial celebrating Mary's royal dignity as Queen of Heaven and Earth, instituted by Pope Pius XII in 1954 and placed eight days (an "octave") after the Assumption. Based on Mary's role as Mother of Christ the King and the tradition of crowning Marian images.
It is associated with Catholic. It falls in the Ordinary Time season of the liturgical year.
