Evang. myth about the miraculous, supernatural. birth of Christ by Mary, who conceived him immaculately from St. spirit, remained a virgin (most pure, ever-virgin). Thus, the God-man Christ turns out to be free from the firstborn. sin. The myth about N. z. has analogues in pre-Christian times. religions (for example, several centuries BC in Buddhism there already existed a myth about the N. Z. Gautama as the maiden Maya). Official church dogma of N. z. becomes from the III (Ephesus) Council, the council in 431. The intensive development of the cult of the Madonna in Catholicism leads in 1854 to the proclamation by Pius IX of a new dogma - N. z. Mary by her mother Anna. Evangelists are trying to find a prophecy about the New Testament. in the Old Testament (Isaiah’s message about the virgin’s “receiving Emmanuel in the womb”), linking it with the legend of the Annunciation, and some church fathers - even among the Romans. the “pagan” poet Virgil. Mystic. and the absurd nature of the dogma of N. Z. repeatedly made him the object of criticism from non-believers, skeptics and freethinkers.

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Conception- germ, conceive, etc. see conceive.
Dahl's Explanatory Dictionary

Conception Wed.— 1. Process of action according to meaning. verb: to conceive (1*1). 2. The result of such a process.
Explanatory Dictionary by Efremova

Conception- -I; Wed Birth of the fetus (in the womb); fertilization, beginning of pregnancy.
◊ Immaculate Conception (see Immaculate).
Kuznetsov's Explanatory Dictionary

Conception— , beginning of pregnancy. This term refers to the moment of fertilization of an EGG (ovum) by SPERM or the implantation of a fertilized egg into the wall of the UTERUS.
Scientific and technical encyclopedic dictionary

Conception— (conceptio) the occurrence of pregnancy; includes fertilization of the egg and implantation of the fertilized egg.
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Conception of St. Anne- Christian holiday December 9/22, in Russian folk life in many places the day of the conception of St. Anna was celebrated by pregnant women. The basis for this custom was........
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Conception- the beginning of the formation and development of a new organism after fertilization - the union of a mature egg with a sperm. determines the onset of pregnancy. Ability........
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Virgin Conception— It is based on mythological ideas about the conception and birth of a child by a woman (girl) without the participation of a man, directly or indirectly related to religious beliefs........
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Christianity

In Russian-language Christian literature, the concept of “immaculate conception” is used in relation to two completely different doctrines. The coincidence of terms is specific to the Russian language; in most world languages, the corresponding doctrines have different names.

Immaculate Conception of Jesus Christ

Doctrine of the Immaculate Conception (lat. Virginalis Conceptio), according to which Mary miraculously conceived Jesus Christ, while remaining a virgin. The virgin birth of Jesus is shared by all Christian denominations.

According to some researchers [ Who?], the early Christians did not have the doctrine of the “immaculate conception” and it does not appear earlier than the 2nd century. n. e. This can be traced from sources: for example, earlier ones: “...about His Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh...”(Romans 1:3) “Jacob begat Joseph; Joseph, to whom the virgin Mary was betrothed, gave birth to Jesus, who is called Christ.”(Matthew 1:18, Sinai-Syriac Manuscript - Lewis A.S. The Old Syriac Gospels, London, 1910), and later: “Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.”(Matthew 1:18, canon).

Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary

Other religions

• Immaculate Conception of Caitanya Mahaprabhu
• Immaculate Conception of Buddha. In Lalitavistara, chapters 7-10 deal with the birth of the Buddha and the "games" of his childhood. “In the grove of Lumbini he emerges from his mother’s womb, but not as an ordinary person, but as the Great Spirit - Mahapurusha.”

In some other religions there are also stories of virgin, parthenogenic conception - for example, from a swallowed fetus; or the male version - independently by the demiurge without female participation.

The Immaculate Conception in popular culture and art

see also

Links

• “On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary” - official website of the Russian Orthodox Church

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A religious concept concerning conception either without seed or conception in which original sin is not transferred to the child. In Christianity, the concept of “immaculate conception” is used in relation to two completely different doctrines... Catholic Encyclopedia

virgin birth- The Conception of Christ by the Virgin Mary... Dictionary of many expressions

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION- pregnancy while maintaining the hymen. N. z. occurs when the penis is not fully inserted into the vagina. In particular, this occurs with vaginismus, when a woman allows stimulation of the clitoris by a man’s penis or sexual intercourse... ... Encyclopedic Dictionary of Psychology and Pedagogy

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION- evang. myth about the miraculous, supernatural. birth of Christ by Mary, to heaven, having conceived him immaculately from St. spirit, remained a virgin (most pure, with a wife). Thus, the God-man Christ turns out to be free from the firstborn. sin. The myth about N. z. has analogues in... ... Atheist Dictionary

- “Immaculate Conception”, painting by Murillo. Iconography includes images ... Wikipedia

- “Immaculate Conception”, painting by Murillo. Iconography includes an image of Mary floating in the sky on a crescent moon. The Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary (lat. Immaculata conceptio, for example, among Greek and Orphan Catholics, “Conception by St. Anne”, officially Greek... ... Wikipedia

Catholic doctrine (lat. Immaculate conception), according to which the Virgin Mary was conceived from ordinary parents in a natural way, but original sin did not pass on to Her. The dogma was established in 1854 and is recognized only by Catholics.... ... Catholic Encyclopedia

The doctrine of the Immaculate Conception (lat. Virginal conception), according to which Mary miraculously conceived Jesus Christ, while remaining a virgin. The virgin birth of Jesus is confirmed by the Gospel text and is shared by all... ... Catholic Encyclopedia

Such a phenomenon as the virgin birth is a rarity these days. That is why a large number of female representatives do not believe in such a phenomenon. However, to date, 16 cases of virgin birth have been reported worldwide. Let's take a closer look at this phenomenon and try to figure out: how this happens, under what conditions it is possible, and what the term “immaculate conception” generally means.

How is the possibility of immaculate conception confirmed in humans?

As is known, according to one theory, monkeys are the ancestors of humans, i.e. hence humans belong to the animal kingdom. And in the animal world, such a phenomenon as parthenogenesis (the scientific name for the virgin birth) is not uncommon. In this way, certain species of lizards and even birds and a large number of invertebrate organisms can reproduce without difficulty. All this, in theory, confirms the possibility of the emergence of the immaculate conception in our days.

Real life cases can confirm such a phenomenon as the virgin birth. As one of these, we can consider the pregnancy of Englishwoman Sarah Fry. According to the woman herself, at the age of thirty she was still virginally pure. Everything in her life was quite ordinary up to a certain point. After a work trip to Southeast Asia, Sarah suddenly encountered a problem like... But she thought so until she visited a gynecologist, who, after an examination, concluded that the woman was pregnant. Many scientists became interested in this phenomenon and, after lengthy research, concluded that the cause of the immaculate conception was the food that the woman ate while on a long journey.

How does the Immaculate Conception occur?

With this phenomenon, the 23 chromosomes contained in a mature egg begin to divide on their own, resulting in the formation of 46. After this, the egg begins to fragment, eventually turning into an embryo. It is worth noting that in such cases, only a female child can be born, because The necessary Y chromosome is not present in the female body.

What do scientists say is the main reason for the virgin birth?

In a study of women who gave birth to a child without the participation of a man, it was found that the cause of such a miracle was a bacterium, the presence of which was often observed in the body of insects. Once in the human body, its vital activity leads to the fact that the egg, matured as a result of the menstrual cycle, suddenly begins to divide on its own.

Also among scientists there is an opinion that the activator of this bacterium is an increase in ambient temperature (for example, visiting a bathhouse or sauna). However, this fact has not been confirmed, but is only a scientific assumption.

Speaking about whether virgin birth is possible, it should be noted that most scientists refuse to acknowledge this fact, citing the dishonesty of the women themselves. After all, having a woman intact is far from means that she is a virgin and has never had sexual intercourse. After all, defloration often does not occur during sexual intercourse, i.e. the hymen remains intact, and male reproductive cells penetrate the uterus through the holes in the hymen itself.

In addition, conception is also possible during anal sex, when sperm flows into the vagina and penetrates the reproductive organs.

Thus, the virgin birth today raises many doubts among modern doctors, who for the most part refuse to believe in such a phenomenon, despite the presence of real, recorded facts around the world.

Immaculate Conception... Myth or reality? In total, there are 16 known cases of immaculate conception in humans that occurred in Africa and European countries. Doctors believe that these “miracles” are caused by a bacterium that usually lives in the bodies of insects.

Biologists have long discovered that virgin birth is not uncommon in the animal world. Many invertebrate animals reproduce in this way, and in some cases, some species of birds and lizards. This saves the species from extinction if for some reason there is not a single male specimen nearby.

And forensic experts know well that under stressful situations, exposure to high temperatures and other extreme situations, a woman’s egg can begin to divide, even if it is not fertilized. Some scientists even argue that if a woman is predisposed, then it may be enough for her... just to take a long steam in the bathhouse, and the egg will begin to turn into an organism. True, most likely, she will die soon.

How does the virgin birth occur?
An egg ready for fertilization contains 23 sex-bearing chromosomes. During the “immaculate conception,” 23 female chromosomes, ripe for fertilization, are divided into two halves each, and 46 chromosomes necessary for a new life are formed in the egg. After this, the egg can begin to split and develop into an embryo, which is exclusively female.

Doctors believe that these “miracles” are caused by a bacterium that usually lives in the bodies of insects, but can move into a person, stimulating the division of the egg and forming an embryo. The bacterium destroys male embryos or turns them into female ones.

There have already been many cases of changes in the sex of the embryo in people who have experienced extreme situations or living in hot climates, and the male sex of the embryo always changes to female and never vice versa. There is a version that the bacterium can live for a long time in the human body and become active under the influence of high temperature (for example, when visiting a bathhouse or sauna).

But the “immaculate conception” is a phenomenon so unexplored that it is sometimes confused with the most “vicious” thing. For example, there are many known cases where virgins became pregnant without sexual intercourse, for example, after petting, when the partner’s sperm got on the genitals. Getting pregnant this way is difficult, but possible - the most “dexterous” sperm are able to penetrate a woman through the hole in the hymen and reach the egg, covering a distance of about 10 cm! Some become pregnant without a man at all - by sitting on the place where the seminal fluid was located, or by wiping off with a towel with traces of sperm.

But among these cases, no, no, and even something inexplicable will come across, such as the story of a nun who became pregnant 20 years after she took a vow of chastity. Who knows, maybe men will soon disappear, and the female body will insure itself against such catastrophes?

Don't go to the bathhouse, girls.

Doctor of Biological Sciences Alexey STRELNIKOV:

With the help of the “immaculate conception” representatives of many species of animals are born - from insects to reptiles. It was recently discovered that human cells also have the potential for parthenogenesis.

Forensic experts are well aware that under stressful situations, exposure to high temperatures and other extreme situations, even an unfertilized female egg can begin to divide. Some scientists believe that if a woman’s body is predisposed to an immaculate conception, then it is enough... just to take a long soak in the bathhouse. Then the 23 female chromosomes, ripe for fertilization, are divided into two halves each, and 46 chromosomes necessary for new life are formed in the egg. After this, the egg can begin to fragment and turn into an embryo, and exclusively female. True, in 99.9 percent of cases he soon dies. That is why in the history of medicine only 16 cases of “immaculate conception” are known.

PS I’m wondering, if everyone takes a DNA test, how many such virgin conceptions could there be?)