The '''Assumption of the Virgin''' is official dogma of the [[Catholic Church]] declared by [[Pope Pius XII]] in 1950 asserting that the [[Virgin Mary]] was "assumed into heaven body and soul" at the end of her life. The feast day of the assumption is August 15th.
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The '''Assumption of the Virgin''' is official dogma of the [[Catholic Church]] declared by [[Pope Pius XII]] in 1950 asserting that the [[Virgin Mary]] was "assumed into heaven body and soul" at the end of her life. The feast day of the assumption is August 15.
==Sources==
==Sources==
The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989
The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989