How did the mother jesus mary die?
The exact details of Mary's death are not mentioned in the Bible. The New Testament does not provide any information about the death or burial of Mary. However, according to Christian tradition and beliefs, Mary's death is referred to as the "Dormition" or "Assumption" of Mary. This tradition holds that Mary peacefully fell asleep in death and was then assumed bodily into heaven. The Assumption of Mary is celebrated by some Christian denominations on August 15th. It is important to note that these beliefs are not universally accepted by all Christian denominations.
Christian canonical scriptures do not record the death or Dormition of Mary. Hippolytus of Thebes, a 7th- or 8th-century author, writes in his partially preserved chronology of the New Testament that Mary lived for 11 years after the death of Jesus, dying in AD 41.[1]
The use of the term dormition expresses the belief that the Virgin died without suffering, in a state of spiritual peace. This belief does not rest on any scriptural basis, but is affirmed by Orthodox sacred tradition. Some apocryphal writings testify to this opinion, though neither the Orthodox Church nor other Christians accord them scriptural authority. The Orthodox understanding of the Dormition is compatible with Roman Catholic teaching, and was the dominant belief within the Western Church until late in the Middle Ages, when the slightly different belief in the bodily Assumption of Mary into heaven began to gain ground. Pope Pius XII declared the latter a dogma of the Catholic Church in 1950.
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