Ascension or ascending may refer to:

Religion

* "Ascension", "Assumption", or "Translation", the belief in some religions that some individuals have ascended into Heaven without dying first *

Ascension of Jesus The Ascension of Jesus (anglicized from the Vulgate la, ascensio Iesu, lit=ascent of Jesus) is the Christian teaching that Christ physically departed from Earth by rising to Heaven, in the presence of eleven of his apostles. According to the N ...

* Feast of the Ascension (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 ''Christ II'', also called ''The Ascension'', is one of Cynewulf's four signed poems that exist in the Old English vernacular. It is a five-section piece that spans lines 440–866 of the Christ triad in the ''Exeter Book'' (folios 14a-20b), and ...

'' *

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 Oakland ...

The Ascension, Lavender Hill The Ascension of The Lord, Lavender Hill, is an Anglican church in the Anglo-Catholic tradition, situated on Lavender Hill, in Battersea, South West London. It is thought to be the first church in England dedicated to The Ascension of The Lo ...

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

Places

Ascensión Municipality Ascensión is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. Ascensión City is the municipal seat. The municipality covers an area of . As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 23,975. Geography Towns and vill ...

, Chihuahua, Mexico **

Ascensión, Chihuahua Ascensión is a city in northern Chihuahua, Mexico. Its population in the 2010 census was 13,456 inhabitants. The city is the capital of Ascensión Municipality. Climate Its geographic condition combined with high altitude gives a cold semi- ...

, a city and capital of the municipality *

Ascension Island Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56′ south of the Equator in the 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 Overseas Territory o ...

, 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. R ...

, 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 In 1891, the ...

, Canada * Ascension Parish, Louisiana, 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) (french: L'ascension, label=French title), 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'' * Ascension (Stargate), 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 in Page, Arizona, September 2, 2020 * ''Ascension'' (film), a 2021 American documentary film

Games

* ''

Mage: The Ascension ''Mage: The Ascension'' is a role-playing game based in the World of Darkness, and was published by White Wolf Game Studio in 1993. The characters portrayed in the game are referred to as mages, and are capable of feats of magic. Magic in ''Ma ...

'', 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

Music

* '' L'Ascension'', 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 ornithologist who was one of the major composers of the 20th century. His music is rhythmically complex; harmonically ...

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

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'' (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, 2014 * ''Ascension'', by

Toya Delazy Latoya Nontokozo Buthelezi, known professionally as Toya Delazy, is a London-based South African singer, producer, pianist, dancer and performer from Zululand, known for her signature music genre called "AfroRave", infusing techno, drum&bass a ...

, 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) "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder) is a 1996 song by American R&B/neo soul singer Maxwell, released as the second single from his debut album, ''Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite''. It peaked at number eight on the US ''Billboard'' R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ...

", by Maxwell from ''Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite'', 1996 * "Ascension," the only song featured in the 1966 John Coltrane album '' Ascension'' * "Ascension," a song by Enslaved from ''

Isa Isa or ISA may refer to: Places * Isa, Amur Oblast, Russia * Isa, Kagoshima, Japan * Isa, Nigeria * Isa District, Kagoshima, former district in Japan * Isa Town, middle class town located in Bahrain * Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia * Mount Is ...

'', 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. A curtain is also the movable screen or drape in a theatre that separates the stage from the auditorium ...

'', 2005 * "Ascension", by Mac Miller from '' GO:OD AM'', 2015 * "Ascension", by Vanessa Carlton from '' Liberman'', 2015 * "Ascension", by Killswitch Engage from '' Incarnate'', 2016 * "The Ascension", by Manowar from '' Gods of War'', 2007 * "Ascension (A)", by Sunn O))) from their album ''

Pyroclasts Tephra is fragmental material produced by a volcanic eruption regardless of composition, fragment size, or emplacement mechanism. Volcanologists also refer to airborne fragments as pyroclasts. Once clasts have fallen to the ground, they rem ...

'', 2019

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), a Catholic non-profit health system in the United States *

Ascension (publisher) Ascension (previously known as Ascension Press) is a publisher of Catholic books and digital media. The company, founded in 1998, is based in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Authors published by Ascension include Edward Sri, Fr. Mike Schmitz, and ...

, A Catholic media publisher * Ascension Road, Prince Edward Island Route 160, a highway in Canada * The Ascension (professional wrestling), a WWE wrestling tag team