Alford – Limbo

Alford – Limbo

Alford – Limbo The Sequel to ‘The  State of the Blessed Dead,’
by Henry Alford, D.D., Dean of Canterbury.
(1873)
This is a short work (16 pgs) Alford – Limbo on prayer to the Dead, Limbo.

In Catholic theology, Limbo (Latin limbus, edge or boundary, referring to the “edge” of Hell) is a speculative idea about the afterlife condition of those who die in original sin without being assigned to the Hell of the Damned. Medieval theologians of western Europe described the underworld (“hell”, “hades”, “infernum”) as divided into four distinct parts: Hell of the Damned,[2]Purgatory, Limbo of the Fathers or Patriarchs, and Limbo of the Infants. However, Limbo of the Infants is not an official doctrine of the Catholic Church. Also, Purgatory is better classified as part of heaven, as official Church doctrine states that all souls in the state of purgation or cleansing (often referred to as “in Purgatory”) are to be fully welcomed into eternal life after becoming fully purified.