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Description
The feast celebrates the assumption of the body of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven upon her death. According to Pope Benedict XIV, it is a probable opinion, which it is impious to deny, though not an article of faith. The origin of the feast day is not known but it was celebrated in Palestine before the year 500. It is a holy day of obligation, its vigil being a fast day, in all English-speaking countries except Canada. Among the many masters who have painted the subject of the Assumption are Fra Angelico, Ghirlandajo, Rubens, Del Sarto, and Titian.
Name Meaning
- ad, to; sumere, to take (latin)
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- Cajuns
- Cistercian Order
- Cistercians
- fish dealers
- fishmongers
- French air crews
- harness makers
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- France
- Guatemala
- India
- Jamaica
- Malta
- Paraguay
- Slovakia
- South Africa
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- Bathurst, Canada, diocese of
- Cheyenne, Wyoming, diocese of
- Fall River, Massachusetts, diocese of
- Fargo, North Dakota, diocese of
- Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland, diocese of
- Greensburg, Pennsylvania, diocese of
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, archdiocese of
- Hearst, Ontario, diocese of
- Lwena, Angola, diocese of
- Malanje, Angola, diocese of
- Moncton, New Brunswick, archdiocese of
- Saginaw, Michigan, diocese of
- San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines, diocese of
- Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, diocese of
- Saurimo, Angola, diocese of
- Seattle, Washington, archdiocese of
- Trenton, New Jersey, diocese of
- Trois-Rivières, Québec, diocese of
- Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, diocese/a> of
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- Alezio, Italy
- Arquata Scrivia, Piedmont, Italy
- Bagno di Romagna, Italy
- Bard, Aosta, Italy
- Bolzano, Italy
- Borgo Vercelli, Italy
- Bricherasio, Italy
- Carentino, Piedmont, Italy
- Casal Cermelli, Piedmont, Italy
- Cerreto d’Esi, Ancona, Italy
- Chartres, France
- Coniolo, Piedmont, Italy
- Decollatura, Italy
- Etroubles, Aosta, Italy
- Fabbrica Curone, Piedmont, Italy
- Fermo, Italy
- Ghaxaq, Malta
- Guazzora, Piedmont, Italy
- Gudja, Malta
- Hal Ghaxaq, Malta
- Il-Gudja, Malta
- Il-Mosta, Malta
- Issogne, Aosta, Italy
- Loro Ciuffenna, Arezzo, Italy
- Maryland, USA
- Moncestino, Piedmont, Italy
- Montecastello, Piedmont, Italy
- Montegioco, Piedmont, Italy
- Morlupo, Italy
- Mosta, Malta
- Pian di Sco, Arezzo, Italy
- Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy
- Stia, Arezzo, Italy
- Trapani, Sicily, Italy
- Trisobbio, Piedmont, Italy
- Ul, Portugal
- Villeneuve, Aosta, Italy
- Zia Indian Pueblo
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Additional Information
- Goffine’s Devout Instructions
- Of the Assumption of Mary, by Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
- Pictorial Lives of the Saints, by John Dawson Gilmary Shea
- Portodimare: Declaration of the dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1 November 1950 - video
MLA Citation
- “Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary“. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 May 2013. Web. 21 May 2013. <>
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