Catechism of the Catholic Church §635

Giovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754 · Public domainGiovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754

Catechism paragraphCatechism of the Catholic ChurchQuotationParagraph 1. CHRIST DESCENDED INTO HELL

Catechism of the Catholic Church §635 — excerpt

Christ went down into the depths of death so that "the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live."

This translation is under copyright, so only the cited words are quoted here. Follow the link for the full text. Translation: English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd ed. (Libreria Editrice Vaticana), as posted at vatican.va.

Also cites: Ancient Homily for Holy Saturday: PG 43, 440A, 452C · LH, Holy Saturday, OR

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