| type="text/javascript"> | | | | can be that the ones who never lived in the world of |
| Limbo is the name of the First Circle of Hell and it is | | | | Christ and had no chance to get to know what |
| the final place for the ones who died before the | | | | Heaven was and what Hell was are sent directly to |
| introduction of Christianity or for those who have | | | | Hell. It is quite an unfair punishment for those who |
| never been baptized. Famous people like Moses and | | | | turned so unlucky to be born before Christianity and |
| Noah are former inhabitants of Limbo, until Christ gave | | | | had no idea what God was, and then just was sent to |
| them a pardon. Virgil lives in Limbo and has been | | | | Hell for this. It is even more unfair if compared to those |
| allowed a temporary leave to guide Dante through Hell | | | | inhabiting the Ante Inferno, those who knew God and |
| because Dante's former love, Beatrice, residing a high | | | | were aware of the consequences of breaking the |
| place in heaven, is worried that he is going to be lost in | | | | Christian commandmens. Knowing about God and just |
| Hell. Dante shows compassion for those who are | | | | ignoring him seems to be a worse sin than living ones |
| forever stuck in Limbo. | | | | life before Christ. Probably, some of the inhabitants of |
| Dante was clutched with «sincere grief» for | | | | Limbo may have been sent directly to Hell if they were |
| people residing here. He could not understand how it | | | | aware of Christianity, but most may not have. |