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The Parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven (Maltese: Knisja Parrokkjali ta' Santa Marija Assunta) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Mġarr, Malta, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It was constructed between 1912 and 1946 on the site of an earlier church which had existed since around 1400.
The Catholic doctrine of the Assumption covers Mary's bodily assumption to heaven, but the dogmatic definition avoids saying whether she was dead or alive at that point. The question had long been in dispute in Catholic theology; although Catholic art normally portrays her as alive at the point of assumption, but typically rising from a ...
The Parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven (Maltese: Knisja Parrokkjali ta' Santa Marija Assunta) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Dingli, Malta, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It was constructed in various stages between 1903 and 1973 on the site of a previous church which had been built between 1678 ...
Luke 1:28, in which the Archangel Gabriel greets Mary with the words, "Hail Mary, full of grace", since Mary's bodily assumption is a natural consequence of being full of grace; 1 Corinthians 15 ( 1 Corinthians 15:23 ) and Matthew 27 ( Matthew 27:52–53 ), concerning the certainty of bodily resurrection for all who have faith in Jesus.
The present altarpiece shows the Assumption of Mary (transported into Heaven with her body and soul united). A good statue of Our Lady of Sorrows is also in this chapel. Nowadays not only Masses are celebrated here but catechetical instruction is also given. Recently marriages also started being celebrated in this chapel.
The St. Mary's Church (Polish: Kościół Mariacki, German: St. Marienkirche), or formally, Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gryfice, is a parish church, one of the religious buildings in the city, built from the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries to the end of the 15th century.
The titular statue of the Assumption was purchased from Gallard et Fils of Marseille in 1863, [2] making it the oldest statue of the Assumption on Gozo. [11] The church also includes a statue of Saint Anthony of Padua made in 1904, a statue of Saint Joseph made in 1906, and a statue of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux made in 1922.
St Mary's Church, Mqabba, also known as Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary; Parish Church of the Assumption, Qrendi; Cathedral of the Assumption, Gozo; Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary, Żebbuġ, Gozo; St Mary's Church, Żurrieq, also known as Church of the Assumption of Mary; Tal-Virtù Church, also known as Church of the ...