Sphere of Mars

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The Sphere of Mars is the celestial realm in Dante Alighieri’s Paradiso where the souls of holy warriors and martyrs reside, symbolizing courage and militant faith.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf afterlife realm in literature
celestial sphere
appearsInCanto Paradiso Canto 14 NERFINISHED
Paradiso Canto 15 NERFINISHED
Paradiso Canto 16 NERFINISHED
Paradiso Canto 17 NERFINISHED
Paradiso Canto 18 NERFINISHED
associatedWith Christian martyrs
holy warriors
planet Mars NERFINISHED
contrastsWith Sphere of Saturn
Sphere of Venus NERFINISHED
cosmologicalModel geocentric Ptolemaic system
creator Dante Alighieri NERFINISHED
DanteGuide Beatrice NERFINISHED
Cacciaguida NERFINISHED
depicts history of Christian warfare
follows Sphere of the Sun NERFINISHED
functionInNarrative exemplification of virtuous warfare
revelation of Dante’s ancestry
governingVirtue fortitude
inhabitants souls of holy warriors
souls of martyrs
languageOfEncounter Latin NERFINISHED
languageOfPrimarySource Italian
literaryGenre medieval Christian epic
locatedInFictionalCosmos Dante’s Ptolemaic universe NERFINISHED
moralCategory active life of Christian heroism
movement harmonious celestial music
notableSoul Cacciaguida degli Elisei NERFINISHED
Charlemagne NERFINISHED
Godfrey of Bouillon NERFINISHED
Joshua NERFINISHED
Roland NERFINISHED
orderInHeaven fifth sphere
partOf Divine Comedy NERFINISHED
Paradiso NERFINISHED
precedes Sphere of Jupiter
primarySource Paradiso by Dante Alighieri NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
symbolizes courage
holy warfare in defense of the faith
militant faith
theologicalTheme divine providence in history
sacrifice for the faith
timeOfCompositionContext early 14th century Italy
visionForm luminous cross of souls

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Paradiso hasPart Sphere of Mars