Assumption of Mary

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• Assumption of Mary — Assunta redirects here. For the hospital in Malaysia, see Assunta Hospital. Santa Maria Assunta redirects here. For churches with this dedication, see Santa Maria Assunta (churches). This article is about the theological concept. For works of art …   Wikipedia

• Assumption of Mary —    This term (from the Latin assumere, meaning to take up ) refers to the dogma that was officially proclaimed by Pope Pius XII on November 1, 1950. The dogmatic definition of the Assumption of Mary, which states that after the completion of her… …   Glossary of theological terms

• Assumption of Mary — noun celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary s being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church • Syn: ↑Assumption, ↑August 15 • Hypernyms: ↑holy day of… …   Useful english dictionary

• ASSUMPTION OF MARY —    the ROMAN CATHOLIC doctrine decreed in 1950 that MARY the Mother of JESUS was taken up into HEAVEN thus avoiding the pangs of death …   Concise dictionary of Religion

• Dominican Church and Convent of Assumption of Mary in Tarnobrzeg — Dominican Church and Convent of Assumption of Mary, Sanctuary of Our Lady of Dzików View from the Głowacki Squere Basic information Affiliation Roman Catholic Rite …   Wikipedia

• Church of the Assumption of Mary, Riola di Vergato — East Facade The Church of the Assumption of Mary, Riola di Vergato, Italy was designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, is located in Riola, a village in the commune of Vergato, in the province of Bologna, Italy. It was built starting in 1975… …   Wikipedia

• Assumption Cathedral — or Dormition Cathedral (Russian: храма Успения Cathedral of the dormition or Успенский собор Uspenski Cathedral) may refer to a number of Cathedral churches consecrated to the Dormition of the Theotokos in the Orthodox tradition and Assumption of …   Wikipedia

• Mary's Tomb — Mary s Tomb, on the east side of the church. To the right is the doorway leading to the sarcophagus. Mary s Tomb is a tomb located in the Kidron Valley, on the foothills of Mount of Olives, near the Church of All Nations and Gethsemane garden,… …   Wikipedia

• Mary (mother of Jesus) — Virgin Mary redirects here. For other uses, see Virgin Mary (disambiguation). Saint Mary redirects here. For other uses, see Saint Mary (disambiguation). This article is an overview. For specific views, see: Anglican, Ecumenical, Islamic,… …   Wikipedia

• Assumption — In logic an assumption is a proposition that is taken for granted, as if it were true based upon presupposition without preponderance of the facts. An assumption that is considered to be self evident or otherwise fundamental is called an axiom.… …   Wikipedia