Limbo
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Limbo is the first circle of Hell in Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, depicted as the abode of virtuous pagans and unbaptized souls who live without torment but forever separated from God.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
afterlife realm
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circle of Hell ⓘ fictional location ⓘ theological concept ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Limbo of the Patriarchs
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Primo Cerchio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInCanto | Inferno Canto IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastWith |
Paradise
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lower circles of Hell ⓘ |
| creator | Dante Alighieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInPart | Inferno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInWork | Divine Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrineStatus | non-dogmatic theological opinion in Catholic tradition ⓘ |
| emotionalAtmosphere |
eternal longing
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sorrow without despair ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
green meadow
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noble castle ⓘ seven gates ⓘ seven-walled fortress ⓘ |
| inhabitantClass |
righteous non-Christians
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unbaptized infants ⓘ unbaptized souls ⓘ virtuous pagans ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalDescription | Italian ⓘ |
| moralStatusOfInhabitants | without personal guilt ⓘ |
| notableInhabitant |
Aeneas
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Aristotle NERFINISHED ⓘ Averroes NERFINISHED ⓘ Avicenna NERFINISHED ⓘ Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ Hector NERFINISHED ⓘ Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ Horace NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ovid NERFINISHED ⓘ Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ Saladin NERFINISHED ⓘ Socrates NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSequence | first circle of Hell ⓘ |
| religiousContext | medieval Christian eschatology ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
exclusion from salvation
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limits of human reason without revelation ⓘ natural virtue without grace ⓘ |
| theologicalStatus |
state of deprivation of the vision of God
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state of natural happiness ⓘ |
| timeOfCompositionContext | early 14th century ⓘ |
| tormentType |
absence of physical torment
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eternal separation from God ⓘ |
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