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    Cyril of Jerusalem, Homily on the Dormition

    To understand the position of the Catholic Church on the Dormition and Assumption of Mary, the Munificentissimus Deus should be read.The text we report is not part of the deposit of faith but is one of the sources of study. The passage describes a text that represents one of the earliest Coptic traditions concerning the […] More

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    Joseph of Arimathea, The Passing of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    To understand the position of the Catholic Church on the Dormition and Assumption of Mary, the Munificentissimus Deus should be read.The text we report is not part of the deposit of faith but is one of the sources of study. The passage examines a Latin text that portrays a later rendition of the narrative surrounding […] More

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    Melito of Sardis, The Passing of Blessed Mary

    To understand the position of the Catholic Church on the Dormition and Assumption of Mary, the Munificentissimus Deus should be read.The text we report is not part of the deposit of faith but is one of the sources of study. Text from ANF, vol. 8. Preface is quoted from Montague Rhodes James, The Apocryphal New […] More

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    John the Theologian, The Dormition of the Holy Theotokos

    This ancient Greek narrative is among the earliest proofs of the traditions linked to the Dormition of the Virgin Mary within the framework of “Bethlehem.” To understand the position of the Catholic Church on the Dormition and Assumption of Mary, the Munificentissimus Deus should be read.The text we report is not part of the deposit […] More

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    Evodius of Rome, Homily on the Dormition

    Translation by Forbes Robinson, Coptic Apocryphal Gospels, Texts and Studies 4.2, Cambridge: At the University Press, 1896, 44-67. THE FALLING ASLEEP OF MARY.INSTRUCTION BY EVODIUS. An instruction which our holy and in every wise honourable father Abba Evodius, the archbishop of the great city Rome, who was the second after Peter the apostle, delivered. Now […] More

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    Theodosius of Alexandria, Homily on the Dormition

    A homily attributed to Theodosius, who was the Patriarch of Alexandria, and its significance in the context of changes in the liturgical celebration of the end of the Virgin Mary’s life. Here’s a summary of the key points: To understand the position of the Catholic Church on the Dormition and Assumption of Mary, the Munificentissimus […] More

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