Purgatory (disambiguation)

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Purgatory is, in Roman Catholic teaching, a temporary state of the dead

Purgatory may also refer to:

• Purgatory and world religions, similar concepts in religions other than Roman Catholic
• Purgatorio, one of the canticas of Dante's The Divine Comedy

• Purgatori, the comic book character
• Purgatory, Colorado:
  • A real town in the Rocky Mountains, named for the Purgatoire River
  • A fictional town as the setting for the comic western film Support Your Local Gunfighter!
  • Purgatory Ski Resort, former name of the Durango Mountain Resort

• Music:
  • Purgatory, the album by The Tossers
  • Purgatory, the single by Iron Maiden
  • Purgatory (band), 1980s heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio
  • Purgatory, a now defunct band created by Iced Earth founder, Jon Schaffer
  • Purgatory (death metal band), Persian Thrash/Death Metal band

• Film & television:
  • Purgatory (Law & Order: Criminal Intent Episode)
  • Purgatory (Third Watch), the name of an episode in the TV series, Third Watch
  • Purgatory (film), a made-for-TV movie starring Donnie Wahlberg