Category:Dormition of the Mother of God: Difference between revisions

{{Cat see also|Assumption of Mary}}

{{cat exp|the [[Dormition of the Mother of God]], a [[Great feasts in the Eastern Orthodox Church|Great Feast]] of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]], [[Oriental Orthodox Churches|Oriental Orthodox]], and [[Eastern Catholic Churches]] (except the [[East Syriac Rite|East Syriac]] churches). It celebrates the "falling asleep" (death) of [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary]] the ''[[Theotokos]]'' ("Mother of God", literally translated as ''God-bearer''), and her being taken up into heaven (bodily assumption). It is celebrated on 15 August (28 August [[Old Style and New Style dates|N.S.]] in the [[Julian calendar]]) as the ''Feast of the Dormition'' of the Mother of God. In several Western churches, the corresponding feast is known as the [[Assumption of Mary]]}}

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