• The immediate knowledge of God which the angelic spirits and the souls of the just enjoy in Heaven
Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.
Beatific Vision
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The immediate knowledge of God which the angelic spirits and the souls of the just enjoy in Heaven. It is called "vision" to distinguish it from the mediate knowledge of God which the human mind may attain in the present life. And since in beholding God face to face the created intelligence finds perfect happiness, the vision is termed "beatific". For further explanation of the subject, see HEAVEN.
E.A. PACE
Transcribed by Janet Grayson
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VIII. — New York: Robert Appleton Company. Nihil Obstat. 1910.
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