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Dormition of the Mother of God
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This
category
is for the
Dormition of the Mother of God
, a
Great Feast
of the
Eastern Orthodox
,
Oriental Orthodox
, and
Eastern Catholic Churches
(except the
East Syriac
churches). It celebrates the "falling asleep" (death) of
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
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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