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 The Solemnity of the Ascension of Jesus Christ, also called Ascension Day, Ascension Thursday, or sometimes Holy Thursday, commemorates the Christian belief of the bodily Ascension of Jesus into heaven. It is one of the ecumenical (i.e., shared by ...

(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, 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 *

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 The Kivalliq Region (; Inuktitut sylla ...

, a group of uninhabited islands in Canada *

Ascension, Prince Edward Island Ascension (also known as Pigbrook) is a small community located mainly on Route 160 from 3 miles NE of Tignish. Ascension is within the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, in Eastern Canada. The community is home to ''Harper's Brook'', ...

, 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 Ascension Parish (french: Paroisse de l'Ascension, es, Parroquia de Ascensión) 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 ...

, 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 ''Batman Beyond'' (known as ''Batman of the Future'' outside the United States) is an American superhero animated television series developed by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Alan Burnett. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation in collaboration ...

'' *

Ascension (Stargate) The mythology of the ''Stargate'' franchise is the historical backstory of the ''Stargate'' premise, which centers around xeno-mythology as experienced by humans during episodic contact. In the fictional universe of the franchise, the people of ...

, 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 April 4, 1973) is an American illusionist, endurance artist, and extreme performer. He is best known for his high-profile feats of endurance and has set and broken several world records. Early life Blaine was born and ra ...

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 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 The ...

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 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 released ...

, 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)", 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'', 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 auditoriu ...

'', 2005 * "Ascension", by Mac Miller from '' GO:OD AM'', 2015 * "Ascension", by Vanessa Carlton from '' Liberman'', 2015 * "Ascension", by Killswitch Engage from ''

Incarnate Incarnation literally means ''embodied in flesh'' or ''taking on flesh''. It refers to the conception and the embodiment of a deity or spirit in some earthly form or the appearance of a god as a human. If capitalized, it is the union of divinit ...

'', 2016 * "The Ascension", by Manowar from '' Gods of War'', 2007 * "Ascension (A)", by Sunn O))) from their album '' Pyroclasts'', 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) Ascension is one of the largest private healthcare systems in the United States, ranking second in the United States by number of hospitals as of 2019. It was founded as a nonprofit Catholic healthcare network in 1999. By the end of 2021, Ascen ...

, 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 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 Route 14 (Shore Road) to R ...

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

The Ascension (professional wrestling) The Ascension are a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Konnor and Viktor known for their time in WWE. Currently, they work as The Awakening on the independent circuit under the names of Big Kon and Vik. The Ascension was formerly a ...

, a WWE wrestling tag team