BAKİRE MERYEM’İN ÖLÜMÜ VE GÖĞE YÜKSELMESİ
DEATH AND ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY

Summary/Abstract: One of the most important figures in Christian religion, Virgin Mary’s death and assumption of heaven were explained in two basic sources “Golden Legend” and “Transitus Mariae”. Golden Leged was written in the third quarter of 13th century by Jacobus da Voragine. Transitus Mariae dated to 6th century, is another important sources for Virgin Mary. The dogma that Virgin Mary assumption to heaven after the death, accepted by Pope XII. Pius in 1950 and the church began to celebrate every year on August 15th as a feast. Within the scope of the study, death and assumption of Virgin Mary was evaluated within the light of acopryphal sources by pictures of Early Renaissance period in terms of iconographical perspective.

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