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The Assumption of the Virgin Mary

Agencies Published August 16, 2011

An image of the Virgin of the Assumption, the city's patron saint, is carried in procession in Guatemala City on August 15, 2011. The procession is part of the celebrations marking the anniversary of the foundation of the 'Nueva Guatemala de la Asuncion' (New Guatemala of the Assumption), the capital city's official name, having been dedicated to the virgin in 1776.

Catholic pilgrims pray during a mass to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption on August 15, 2011 in the Sanctuary of Our Lady in the French southwestern pilgrimage city of Lourdes. On August 15, Catholics celebrate the Virgin Mary's ascent to heaven, and Lourdes -- a southern French town where the faithful believe the Virgin Mary appeared in visions 152 years ago -- is a popular site to mark the event.

An image of the Virgin of the Assumption, the city's patron saint, is carried in procession in Guatemala City on August 15, 2011. The procession is part of the celebrations marking the anniversary of the foundation of the 'Nueva Guatemala de la Asuncion' (New Guatemala of the Assumption), the capital city's official name, having been dedicated to the virgin in 1776.

Catholic pilgrims pray during a mass to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption on August 15, 2011 in the Sanctuary of Our Lady in the French southwestern pilgrimage city of Lourdes. On August 15, Catholics celebrate the Virgin Mary's ascent to heaven, and Lourdes -- a southern French town where the faithful believe the Virgin Mary appeared in visions 152 years ago -- is a popular site to mark the event.

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All around the world, Christians celebrated the 'Assumption of the Virgin Mary', to mark the day on which the Virgin Mary was accepted into heaven, on August 15th. - Photos by agencies

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