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Paradiso

Paradiso, meaning paradise or heaven, is a term used in religious, literary, and cultural contexts. The word originates from Latin paradisus, which comes from Greek paradeisos, via Old Persian, and it commonly denotes the heavenly realm or a utopian place of perfect happiness.

In literature, Paradiso is the third cantica of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, completed in the early 14th

Structure and cosmology: Paradiso presents a geocentric cosmos organized into nine celestial spheres—the Moon, Mercury, Venus,

In culture: The term Paradiso is used beyond literature as a place name and cultural reference. It

century.
It
follows
Inferno
and
Purgatorio
and
is
written
in
terza
rima.
The
poem
traces
Dante's
ascent
through
celestial
spheres,
guided
by
Beatrice,
and
ultimately
leads
to
the
Beatific
Vision
of
the
Triune
God
in
the
Empyrean,
with
Saint
Bernard
as
guide
in
the
final
cantos.
The
work
explores
themes
of
divine
love,
knowledge,
and
the
soul's
union
with
God.
the
Sun,
Mars,
Jupiter,
Saturn,
the
Fixed
Stars,
and
the
Primum
Mobile—culminating
in
the
Empyrean,
the
dwelling
of
God
beyond
physical
space.
Dante’s
journey
culminates
in
a
direct
encounter
with
the
divine
nature,
expressing
a
progression
from
earthly
understanding
to
ultimate
spiritual
illumination.
designates
a
municipality
in
the
canton
of
Ticino,
Switzerland,
and
is
also
the
name
of
a
well-known
music
venue
in
Amsterdam,
Netherlands,
housed
in
a
former
church
and
renowned
for
hosting
a
wide
range
of
performances
since
the
1960s.