ssumption (Assomption in French) derives from Latin assumptio meaning ‘a taking’.
Formally known as the Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven, the date commemorates a belief shared by the Roman Catholic Church. According to tradition, the body of the Virgin Mary was taken up into Heaven at the end of her earthly life. The dogma defined by Pope Pius XII on the 1st November 1950 teaches that “having completed the course of her earthly life, the Virgin was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.“
Although respecting Mary as the earthly mother of Jesus-Christ, the belief of Mary’s assumption has no Biblical basis for Protestants who do not teach nor believe in the dogma.