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| Assumption of Mary |
While Scripture reveals nothing about Mary’s death, St. John
Damascene (d. 749) recorded a story reportedly shared at the Council of
Chalcedon in 451 AD that Mary had died in the presence of the Apostles, but
when the tomb was opened they found it empty, “wherefrom the Apostles concluded that they body was taken up to Heaven”.
From this testimony the Church has
taught that Mary was assumed bodily and now tastes the Resurrection for which
all Christians hope.
To learn more about Marian Dogmas: http://www.agapebiblestudy.com/documents/The%20Four%20Marian%20Dogmas.htm