History of purgatory
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History of purgatory
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The idea of purgatory has roots that date back into antiquity. A sort of proto-purgatory called the "celestial Hades" appears in the writings of Plato and Heraclides Ponticus, among many other Classical writers. This concept is distinguished from the Hades of the underworld described in the works of Homer and Hesiod. In contrast, the celestial Hades was understood as an intermediary place where souls spent an undetermined time after death before either moving on to a higher level of existence or
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_purgatory
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2007-10-28T12:37:52Z
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2024-08-30T22:35:05Z
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