Purgatory
A purifying after death for the saved not yet wholly cleansed — defined East and West differently
Purgatory names a state of purification after death for those who die in grace but are not yet fully cleansed. The Western tradition drew on Augustine, Gregory the Great, and the Council of Florence to define it as doctrine. The traditions differ markedly: it is defined Catholic teaching; the Orthodox reject the term and Latin formulation while allowing some post-mortem purification; and Protestants reject the notion outright.
How it traveled
- On the Soul and the ResurrectionNyssa · 395explains
- The EnchiridionHippo Regius · 430explains
- City of GodHippo Regius · 430explains
- Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59)Paris · 1274explains
- Thoughts Helpful in the Life of the SoulZwolle · 1471explains
- Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from ItGeneva · 1564challenges
- Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic ChurchGeneva · 1564challenges
Key passages(20)
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
On the Soul and the Resurrection · Gregory of Nyssa
The Enchiridion · Augustine of Hippo
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
On Infants' Early Deaths · Gregory of Nyssa
Thoughts Helpful in the Life of the Soul · Thomas à Kempis
The Enchiridion · Augustine of Hippo
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
The Enchiridion · Augustine of Hippo
Thoughts Helpful in the Life of the Soul · Thomas à Kempis
Man's Natural Blindness in Religion · Jonathan Edwards
The Seven Books of Arnobius Against the Heathen. (Adversus Gentes.) · Arnobius
The Passion of the Holy Martyrs Perpetua and Felicitas. · Ethical