where does the idea of purgatory come from
The idea of purgatory has roots that date back, before Jesus, to the worldwide practice of praying for and caring for the dead, and the practice of prayer for the dead with a view to their afterlife purification found in Judaism, from which Christianity grew.ll Soul's Day, established in the 10th century, turned popular attention to the condition of departed souls. The idea of Purgatory as (like heaven and hell) a physical place was born in the late 11th century.