Assumption Of Mary

for centuries. This painting is believed to be by Bartolome Murillo .]]

According to Roman Catholic doctrine and the traditions of the Roman Catholic Church , the Blessed Virgin Mary ( Mary, The Mother Of Jesus ) "having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory." (Pope Pius XII, Munificentissimus Deus, November 1, 1950). This means that both Mary's soul and her physical body were transported into heaven. Mary's passage into heaven is called ''Assumptio Beatæ Mariæ Virginis'' (Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) by Roman Catholics. This doctrine was Dogmatically Defined by Pope Pius XII on the 1st of November 1950 .

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ASSUMPTION IN ROMAN CATHOLIC TEACHING

In Ludwig Ott's ''Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma'' he states that "the fact of her death is almost generally accepted by the Fathers and Theologians, and is expressly affirmed in the Liturgy of the Church," to which he adduces a number of helpful citations, and concludes that "for Mary, death, in consequence of her freedom from Original Sin and from personal Sin , was not a consequence of punishment of sin. However, it seems fitting that Mary's body, which was by nature mortal, should be, in conformity with that of her Divine Son , subject to the general law of death" (Bk. III, Pt. 3, Ch. 2, §6). The point of her bodily death has not been infallibly defined, and many believe that she did not die at all, but was Assumed directly into heaven. However, the same Apostolic Constitution which infallibly proclaims the doctrine of the Assumption, also non-infallibly teaches that Mary first died and was resurrected, prior to being assumed into Heaven.

The Assumption is important to many Christians as the Virgin Mary's heavenly birthday (the day that Mary was received into heaven). Her acceptance into the glory of heaven is seen by them as the symbol of the promise made by Jesus to all enduring Christians that they too will be received into paradise.
The Assumption of Mary is symbolised in the of Częstochowa).

The Feast of the Assumption is a Public Holiday in many countries, including Cameroon , France , Italy , and Spain . In Guatemala it is observed only in Guatemala City , of which she is the Patron Saint . In many places, religious parades, and popular festivals are held to celebrate this day. In Anglicanism and Lutheranism , the feast is kept, but without official use of the word 'Assumption'.

ASSUMPTION VERSUS DORMITION

The Feast of the Assumption is celebrated on . But this teaching on Mary's death (Dormition) and resurrection was not proclaimed infallibly. Eastern (Roman) Catholics also observe the Dormition in addition to the Assumption.

FAMOUS PAINTINGS

'' Assumption Of The Virgin '' by Antonio Da Correggio

'' Assumption Of The Virgin '' by Annibale Carracci

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