Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Also known as
- Lady Day
- Marymass
- Dies Mariae Deiparae
- Day of Mary Mother of God
Description
The feast celebrates the taking up of the body of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven upon her death. Pope Benedict XIV declared that it was a probable opinion, impious to deny, though not an article of faith, that the Assumption was true. One 1 November 1950, Pope Pius XII defined it as dogma in the apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus. 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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- French air crews
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- France
- Guatemala
- India
- Jamaica
- Malta
- Paraguay
- Slovakia
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- Acadians
- Cajuns
- east Africa (proclaimed on 15 March 1952 by Pope Pius XII)
- south Africa (proclaimed on 15 March 1952 by Pope Pius XII)
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- Maryland, USA
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- Cistercian Order
- Cistercians
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- Aberdeen, Scotland, diocese of
- Antwerpen, Belgium, diocese of
- Avellaneda–Lanús, Argentina, diocese of
- Bathurst, Canada, diocese of
- Bayonne, France, diocese of
- Chartres, France, 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
- Grenoble-Vienne, 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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- La Puerta, Argentina
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- Antwerp, Belgium
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- Aachen, Germany
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- in Italy
- Ala
- Alezio
- Arignano
- Arquata Scrivia
- Bagno di Romagna
- Bard
- Barone Canavese
- Bolzano
- Borgo Vercelli
- Bricherasio
- Carentino
- Casal Cermelli
- Cerreto d’Esi
- Coniolo
- Decollatura
- Etroubles
- Fabbrica Curone
- Fermo
- Guazzora
- Issogne
- Loro Ciuffenna
- Moncestino
- Montecastello
- Montegioco
- Morlupo
- Pian di Sco
- Santa Maria Capua Vetere
- Serravalle-Sesia
- Sinio
- Stia
- Trapani
- Trisobbio
- Villeneuve
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- Ghaxaq, Malta
- Gudja, Malta
- Hal Ghaxaq, Malta
- Il-Gudja, Malta
- Il-Mosta, Malta
- Mosta, Malta
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- Ul, Portugal
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- Zia Indian Pueblo
MLA Citation
- “Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary“. CatholicSaints.Info. 21 February 2020. Web. 7 April 2020. <>