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Nativity of the Theotokos

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[[Image:Nativity_Theotokos.jpg|right|frame|The Nativity of the Theotokos]]
The '''Nativity of the Theotokos''' is one of the [[Great Feasts]] of the [[Orthodox Church]], celebrated on [[September 8]] (For churches still using the old Julian Calendar - for liturgical purposes - September 8 falls on September 21 for 'of the Gregorian Calendar. In other words, "Old Calendar' " Churches, such as the Russian Orthodox Church, still celebrate the Nativity of the Theotokos on the 8th, but the day is actually the 21st according to the everyday calendar that is used in society at large).
The [[Theotokos|Holy Virgin and Theotokos Mary]] was born to elderly and previously barren parents by the names of [[Joachim and Anna]], in answer to their prayers. Orthodox Christians do not hold to the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[doctrine]] of the [[Immaculate Conception]] of Mary, in which it is supposed that Mary was preserved from the ancestral sin that befalls us all as descendents of [[Adam and Eve]], in anticipation of her giving birth to the sinless Christ. The Orthodox believe that Mary indeed received the ancestral sin, having been conceived in the normal way of humanity, and thus needed [[salvation]] like all mankind. Orthodox thought does vary on whether Mary actually ever sinned, though there is general agreement that she was cleansed from sin at the [[Annunciation]].
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