The Feast of the Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokosand Ever-Virgin Mary is celebrated on August 15 each year. The Feast commemorates the repose (dormition and in the Greek kimisis) or "falling-asleep" of the Mother of Jesus Christ, our Lord. The Feast also commemorates the translation or assumption into heaven of the body of theTheotokos.
Image and information from Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
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