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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
or Memorial August 15,
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)
Patronage Acadians
Alezio, Italy
archdiocese of Seattle, Washington, USA
Arquata Scrivia, Piedmont, Italy
Bard, Aosta, Italy
Bolzano, Italy
Cajuns
Carentino, Piedmont, Italy
Casal Cermelli, Piedmont, Italy
Cerreto d'Esi, Ancona, Italy
Cistercian Order
Coniolo, Piedmont, Italy
Decollatura, Italy
diocese of Bathurst, Canada
diocese of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
diocese of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland
diocese of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
diocese of San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
diocese of Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Etroubles, Aosta, Italy
Fabbrica Curone, Piedmont, Italy
fish dealers
fishmongers
France
French air crews
Ghaxaq, Malta
Guatemala
Guazzora, Piedmont, Italy
Gudja, Malta
Hal Ghaxaq, Malta
harness makers
Il-Gudja, Malta
Il-Mosta, Malta
India
Issogne, Aosta, Italy
Jamaica
Loro Ciuffenna, Arezzo, Italy
Maryland, USA
Moncestino, Piedmont, Italy
Montecastello, Piedmont, Italy
Montegioco, Piedmont, Italy
Morlupo, Italy
Mosta, Malta
Paraguay
Pian di Sco, Arezzo, Italy
Slovakia
South Africa
Stia, Arezzo, Italy
Trapani, Sicily, Italy
Trisobbio, Piedmont, Italy
Villeneuve, Aosta, Italy
Zia Indian Pueblo
Storefront Commercial Links related to Our Lady of the Assumption
Additional Information Goffine's Devout Instructions
Of the Assumption of Mary, by Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
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Entry for 'Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/a/assumption-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary.html. 1910.
