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Purgatory (Latin: purgatorium, borrowed into English via Anglo-Norman and Old French)[1] is a passing intermediate state after physical death for purifying or purging a soul. A common analogy is dross being removed from metal in a furnace. In Catholic doctrine, purgatory refers to the final cleansing of those who died in the State of Grace, and leaves in them only "the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven";[2] it is entirely different from the punishment of the damned and is not related to the forgiveness of sins for salvation. A forgiven person can be freed from their "unhealthy attachment to creatures" by fervent charity in this world, and otherwise by the non-vindictive "temporal (i.e. non-eternal) punishment" of purgatory.[2]: 1472, 1473 In late medieval times, metaphors of time, place and fire were frequently adopted. Catherine of Genoa (fl. 1500) re-framed the idea as ultimately joyful. It has been portrayed in art as an unpleasant (voluntary but not optional) "punishmen

Purgatory - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Religious belief of Christianity, primarily Catholicism "Purification after death" redirects here. For the rite, see Last offices . For other uses, see Purgatory (disambiguation) . Image of a fiery purgatory by Ludovico Carracci . Top: Christ directing, with Mary and interceding saints. Middle: Angel showing a soul the intercessors. Bottom: souls being purged with various attitudes. Part of a series on the Catholic Church St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City Overview Pope : Leo XIV Hierarchy History ( timeline ) Theology

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