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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, SCAPULAR

A blue scapular, having on one part a picture of the Immaculate Conception and on the other the name of Mary. Established by Ursula Benincasa, foundress of the Theatine nuns, the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.