Ascension or ascending may refer to:

Religion

* "Ascension", the belief in some religions that some individuals have ascended into Heaven without dying first. The Catholic concept of the

Assumption of Mary The Assumption of Mary is one of the four Catholic Mariology#Dogmatic teachings, Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church. Pope Pius XII defined it on 1 November 1950 in his apostolic constitution as follows: It leaves open the question of w ...

leaves open the question of her death, while in Eastern Christianity the

Dormition of the Mother of God The Dormition of the Mother of God is a Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches (except the East Syriac churches). It celebrates the "falling asleep" (death) of Mary the '' Theotokos'' ("Mother ...

presumes her death. In Mormonism,

Translation Translation is the communication of the semantics, meaning of a #Source and target languages, source-language text by means of an Dynamic and formal equivalence, equivalent #Source and target languages, target-language text. The English la ...

is equivalent to Ascension. *

Ascension of Jesus The Ascension of Jesus (anglicized from the Vulgate ) is the Christianity, Christian and Islamic belief that Jesus entering heaven alive, ascended to Heaven. Christian doctrine, as reflected in the major Christian creeds and confessional stateme ...

Feast of the Ascension The Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ (also called the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Ascension Day, Ascension Thursday, or sometimes Holy Thursday) commemorates the Christian belief of the bodily Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. It ...

(Ascension day), an annual day of feast commemorating Jesus' ascension; a public holiday in several countries * ''The Ascension'', another title for the Old English poem '' Christ II'' *

Ascension Cathedral (disambiguation) Ascension Cathedral may refer to: *Ascension Cathedral, Almaty * Ascension Cathedral, Novocherkassk * Ascension Cathedral, Novosibirsk * Ascension Cathedral, Satu Mare, Romania * Ascension Cathedral, Tver * Ascension Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Oak ...

* The Ascension, Lavender Hill, an Anglo-Catholic church on Lavender Hill, Battersea, South West London

Places

* Ascensión Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico ** Ascensión, Chihuahua, a city and capital of the municipality * Ascensión de Guarayos, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia *

Ascension Island Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56′ south of the Equator in the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean. It is about from the coast of Africa and from the coast of South America. It is governed as part of the British Overs ...

, in the southern Atlantic Ocean *

Ascension Islands One of the Southampton Island offshore island groups, the Ascension Islands are uninhabited islands located in Foxe Basin's Foxe Channel, northwest of Caribou Island. They are part of the Kivalliq Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut ...

, a group of uninhabited islands in Canada * Ascension, Prince Edward Island, Canada *

L'Ascension, Quebec L'Ascension () is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality. The area is known as ''La Vallée de la Rouge'' (English: The Valley of the Rouge (river)). History L'Asce ...

, Canada *

Ascension Parish, Louisiana Ascension Parish (; ) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 126,500. Its parish seat is Donaldsonville. The parish was created in 1807. Ascension Parish is part of the Baton Rouge metr ...

, United States

Fiction

* ''Ascension'' (comics), a comic book series (1997–2000) created by David Finch * ''Ascension'' (Star Wars novel), 2011

Film and TV

* ''The Climb'' (2017 film) (), a French adventure film * '' Dracula II: Ascension'', a 2003 direct-to-video American-Romanian horror film * ''Ascension'', an award-winning short film produced by

Vickie Gest Vickie Gest is a documentary and drama producer from Brisbane (Queensland, Australia). Professional career Gest studied at the Queensland School of Film and Television, graduating with a Diploma in Film and Television in 1997. Since then, Ge ...

* ''Ascension'' (miniseries), a television miniseries that aired in December 2014 * "Ascension" (''The X-Files''), a 1994 episode of ''The X-Files'' * "Ascension", a 1999 episode of ''

Batman Beyond ''Batman Beyond'' (also known as ''Batman of the Future'' in Europe) is an American superhero animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, and serving as the sequel to both '' Batman: The Animated Series'' and '' The New Ba ...

'' *

Ascension (Stargate) The mythology of the ''Stargate'' franchise is a complex and eclectic fictional backstory, which is presented as being historical, of the ''Stargate'' premise. A "rich mythology and world-building" are used to establish "a vast cosmology and an ...

, in the ''Stargate'' universe, a process to become a noncorporeal entity on a higher plane of existence (first mentioned in season 3, 2000) * "Ascension" (''Stargate SG-1''), a 2001 ''Stargate SG-1'' episode * "Ascension", a 2013 episode of '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' * Ascension (''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''), a 2016 ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' episode * ''David Blaine Ascension'', a stunt by

David Blaine David Blaine (born David Blaine White; April 4, 1973) is an American magician, mentalist, and Endurance art, endurance performer. Born in New York City, Blaine became interested in magic at a very young age. He gained prominence in 1997, when h ...

in Page, Arizona, September 2, 2020 * ''Ascension'' (film), a 2021 American documentary film

Games

* ''

Mage: The Ascension ''Mage: The Ascension'' is a supernatural fiction tabletop role-playing game first published on August 19, 1993, by White Wolf Publishing. It is set in the World of Darkness universe. History Following the success of '' Vampire: The Masquerade ...

'', a role-playing game * '' Ultima IX: Ascension'', the final part of the computer role-playing game series ''Ultima'' * '' God of War: Ascension'', a 2013 game for the PlayStation 3 * '' Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer'', a 2011 deck-building card game * A game map in Zombie Mode in '' Call of Duty: Black Ops'', from the "First Strike" map pack * '' Kanye Quest 3030'', which featured a secret map alleged to be linked to a cult religion referred to as "Ascensionism" through use of the password "ASCEND"

Music

* ''

L'Ascension ''L'Ascension'' (, ; official translation: ''"Ascension Day"'') is a suite of four symphonic meditations for orchestra that, with the exception of its third movement, were later arranged for pipe organ in 1933–1934. The work was written by th ...

'', a suite for orchestra or organ by

Olivier Messiaen Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (, ; ; 10 December 1908 – 27 April 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithology, ornithologist. One of the major composers of the 20th-century classical music, 20th century, he was also an ou ...

* Ascension, an alias used by the British trance music act

The Space Brothers The Space Brothers are a British trance music duo comprising Richard 'Ricky' Louis Simmonds and Stephen Christopher Jones, noted for producing under a variety of pseudonyms such as Chakra, Lustral, Ascension, Essence, Ultra High, Lamai and Th ...

Albums

* ''Ascension'' (A Flock of Seagulls album), 2018 * ''Ascension'' (Djam Karet album), 2001 * ''Ascension'' (Jesu album), 2011 * ''Ascension'' (John Coltrane album), 1966 * ''Ascension'' (Misia album), 2007 * Ascension (Paradise Lost album), 2025 * ''Ascension'' (Pep Love album), 2001 * ''The Ascension'' (2face Idibia album), 2014 * ''The Ascension'' (Glenn Branca album), 1981 * ''The Ascension'' (Otep album), 2007 * ''The Ascension'' (Phil Wickham album), 2013 * ''The Ascension'' (Sufjan Stevens album), 2020 * ''Ascension'', by

Michael Pinnella Michael Pinnella (born August 29, 1969) is an American keyboard player, most notably for the band Symphony X. Michael is one of two Symphony X members to appear on all nine of the band's albums (the other being Michael Romeo). He has releas ...

, 2014 * ''Ascension'', by

Toya Delazy Latoya Nontokozo Buthelezi, who is known professionally as Toya Delazy, is a London-based South African singer, producer, pianist, dancer and performer from KwaZulu-Natal. She is known for her music genre called Afro rave, which fuses techno, ...

, 2014 * '' The Afterman: Ascension'', by progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria, 2012

Songs

* "Ascension" (Gorillaz song), by Gorillaz from ''Humanz'', 2017 * " Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)", by Maxwell from ''Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite'', 1996 * "Ascension," the only song featured in the 1966 John Coltrane album '' Ascension'' * "Ascension," by Born of Osiris from '' The Discovery'', 2011 * "Ascension," by Enslaved from '' Isa'', 2004 * "Ascension," by Fear Factory from ''

Archetype The concept of an archetype ( ) appears in areas relating to behavior, historical psychology, philosophy and literary analysis. An archetype can be any of the following: # a statement, pattern of behavior, prototype, "first" form, or a main mo ...

'', 2004 * "Ascension", by John Frusciante from ''

Curtains A curtain is a piece of cloth or other material intended to block or obscure light, air drafts, or (in the case of a shower curtain) water. Curtains are often hung on the inside of a building's windows to block the passage of light. For instan ...

'', 2005 * "Ascension", by Killswitch Engage from ''

Incarnate Incarnation literally means ''embodied in flesh'' or ''taking on flesh''. It is the conception and the embodiment of a deity or spirit in some earthly form or an anthropomorphic form of a god. It is used to mean a god, deity, or Divine Being in ...

'', 2016 * "Ascension", by Mac Miller from '' GO:OD AM'', 2015 * "Ascension", by Vanessa Carlton from '' Liberman'', 2015 * "The Ascension", by Manowar from '' Gods of War'', 2007 * "Ascension (A)", by Sunn O))) from their album '' Pyroclasts'', 2019 * "Ascensionism," by Sleep Token from ''

Take Me Back to Eden ''Take Me Back to Eden'' is the third studio album by anonymous English rock band Sleep Token. It was released on 19 May 2023 by Spinefarm Records. While initial reviews were mixed, the album eventually received numerous accolades and featured on ...

'', 2023

Ships

* , a Royal Navy frigate in service from 1944 to 1946 * MV ''Ascension'', a 1993 cargo and container ship

Other

* ''Ascension'' (Calvo), an outdoor 1996 sculpture by Robert Calvo, in Portland, Oregon * ''Ascension'' (Wercollier), 1978 and 1986 sculptures by Lucien Wercollier *

Ascension (healthcare system) Ascension is a large private Catholic healthcare systems in the United States, Catholic Health system, healthcare system in the United States. Ascension had 142,000 employees, 142 hospitals, and 40 senior living facilities operating in 19 states ...

, a Catholic non-profit health system in the United States * Ascension (publisher), A Catholic media publisher *

Ascension Road Ascension Road, labelled Route 160, is a 2-lane collector highway in western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located NW of the community of Tignish. Its maximum speed limit is . The highway runs from Prince Edward Island Route ...

, Prince Edward Island Route 160, a highway in Canada *

The Ascension (professional wrestling) The Ascension were a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Konnor (wrestler), Konnor and Viktor (wrestler), Viktor. They are best known for their tenure in WWE. The Ascension was formerly a stable from 2011 to 2012. The Ascension origina ...

, a WWE wrestling tag team