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To: Kolokotronis

The definition of the Assumption from MUNIFICENTISSIMUS DEUS:

[W]e pronounce, declare, and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma: that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.

Here is a painting of the Assumption by El Greco which shows the Blessed Mother raising from a tomb:

201 posted on 12/19/2005 5:37:38 PM PST by Petrosius

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To: TexConfederate1861; Campion; kosta50; annalex; MarMema

Sorry, I forgot to ping you for post #201.

202 posted on 12/19/2005 5:41:12 PM PST by Petrosius

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To: Petrosius

She looks "alive" to me in the picture. Theologoumenon?

203 posted on 12/19/2005 5:42:21 PM PST by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)

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To: Petrosius

Very Good Sir...That answers my question. Apparently as we have in Orthodoxy, there are some poor ignorant souls that don't know their own faith among RC's......:)

206 posted on 12/19/2005 6:03:37 PM PST by TexConfederate1861

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To: Petrosius

I forgot to post this:

209 posted on 12/19/2005 7:33:16 PM PST by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)

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