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What happens to Dante at the end of Paradiso?
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Dante
Italian poet Dante Alighieri, oil on panel by an unknown artist, c. 1550; in the Yale University Art Gallery
At the end of Paradiso, the final canticle of The Divine Comedy, the pilgrim Dante completes his journey through the nine successive spheres of heaven. Guided by Beatrice, who represents divine grace, he reaches the Empyrean, the highest realm of heaven.1
There, Dante is granted the Beatific Vision, a momentary, transcendent glimpse of the glory of God. This experience serves as the culmination of his spiritual journey from darkness and error toward the revelation of divine light.1