Ferragosto
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Ferragosto is the popular Italian name of the public holiday of the Catholic feast of the Assumption of Mary celebrated on 15 August. It originates from Feriae Augusti, the festival of Emperor Augustu
Ferragosto fireworks display in Padua, Veneto
Assumption of Mary
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The Assumption of Mary is a Catholic dogma that Mary, at the end of her earthly life, was taken body and soul into heaven, defined by Pope Pius XII on 1 November 1950 in his apostolic constitution Mun
Ferragosto
…Ferragosto is the popular Italian name of the public holiday of the Catholic feast of the Assumption of Mary celebrated on 15 August. It originates from Feriae Augusti, the festival of Emperor Augustus, who made 1 August a day of rest after weeks of hard work…
A famous treatment in Western art, Titian's Assumption, 1516–1518
Memorial in Youghal, Ireland, to the promulgation of the dogma of the Assumption
Parma Cathedral, Illusionistic dome, Correggio, 1526–1530
Pope Pius XII in 1950 proclaiming the dogma of the Assumption of Mary