PURGATORY

Jack's Reference Book for Home and Office : An Encyclopaedia of General Information: General Information · 1909 · p. 13

the place in which, according to the doctrine of the Romar Catholic Church, the souls of the truly penitent are — of sins uncxpiated during their lifetime. The doctrine was first formulated in cxpre terms by Gregory the Great. Prayers and ma es ore considered by Roman Catholics to be eficacious in shortening the soul's sojourz in Purgatory.- [s. 251]