Where does the Bible say Mary was assumed into heaven?
The short answer
It doesn't explicitly. There is no direct scriptural proof of the Assumption. Pope Pius XII formally defined the dogma in Munificentissimus Deus in 1950.
You will not find direct scriptural proof; Mary's Assumption is not explicitly recorded in Scripture.
Pope Pius XII formally defined the dogma in the apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus on November 1, 1950: the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever-Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory (MD 44).
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