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Purgatorio is the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno and preceding the Paradiso; it was written in the early 14th century. It is an allegorical telling of the climb of Dante u
A page of the Purgatorio at the Laurentian Library
Le Dante, conduit par Virgile, offre des consolations aux âmes des Envieux by Hippolyte Flandrin
Purgatorio, Canto II: Christian souls arrive singing, escorted by an angel
Pia de' Tolomei (La Pia) in a painting by Stefano Ussi, Canto V.
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Purgatory is a belief in Catholic theology. It is a passing intermediate state after physical death for purifying or purging a soul before entering Heaven. A common analogy is dross being removed from
Purgatorio
…Purgatorio (Italian: ; Italian for "Purgatory") is the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno and preceding the Paradiso; it was written in the early 14th century. It is an…
Image of a fiery purgatory by Ludovico Carracci. Top: Christ directing, with Mary and interceding saints. Middle: Angel showing a soul the intercessors. Bottom: souls being purged with various attitudes.
Image of a non-fiery purgatory (Gustave Doré: illustration for Dante's Purgatorio, Canto 24 in Divine Comedy). Right: Dante and companions observe. Middle: willing souls gather round a sweet-smelling tree with fruit they cannot eat, to be purged of residual gluttony.
Dante gazes at Purgatory (shown as a mountain) in this 16th-century painting.
Purgatory, by Peter Paul Rubens. Top: Trinity, with Mary; Middle: Angels; Lower: purified souls being pulled up towards heaven; Bottom: souls in non-fiery purgation