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|PrimaryShrine=Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption, Baltimore
|PrimaryShrine=Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption, Baltimore
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|NotableAddress1=Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Aglona, Latvia (National shrine)
|NotableAddress2=Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Gdańsk, Poland (Marian coronation)
|NotableAddress3=Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock, Knock, Ireland (Apparition site)
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The '''Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary''' is the [[solemnity]] in the [[Roman Rite]] that celebrates Mary’s being taken up body and soul into heavenly glory at the end of her earthly life. Proclaimed as [[dogma]] by Pope Pius XII in *Munificentissimus Deus* (1950), it is observed on August 15 according to the [[General Roman Calendar]] and ranks among the principal [[feasts]] of the [[liturgical year]] in [[Ordinary Time]]. The solemnity is a [[Holy Day of Obligation]] in most [[dioceses]] worldwide, including the United States.
The '''Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary''' is the [[solemnity]] in the [[Roman Rite]] that celebrates Mary’s being taken up body and soul into heavenly glory at the end of her earthly life. Proclaimed as [[dogma]] by Pope Pius XII in *Munificentissimus Deus* (1950), it is observed on August 15 according to the [[General Roman Calendar]] and ranks among the principal [[feasts]] of the [[liturgical year]] in [[Ordinary Time]]. The solemnity is a [[Holy Day of Obligation]] in most [[dioceses]] worldwide, including the United States.