In 1792...
John Carroll, the bishop of Baltimore and the United States's first Catholic bishop, consecrated the newly created United States under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of the 'Immaculate Conception'.
In 1847, the 7th Provincial Councils of Baltimore reiterated [herhaalden] this episcopal choice to name the title 'Virgin Mary, Conceived Without Sin' as the principal patroness of the land. Pope Pius IX formalized the decision on February 7, 1847. And it was published on July 2, 1847.
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