Did Mary die?

  The short story is "yes".  But some of you are saying "but she was conceived without sin"!  Good point, but Jesus was sinless and still died.  Now, why people think Mary didn't die is beyond me.  She did.  THAT being said, after the time of her death, she was assumed, body and soul into Heaven.  How do we know this?  Because, we know where her tomb is.  Remember, John WAS the Bishop of Ephesus.  We have pretty well documented sources of this.  It would have made since for Mary to be where John's diocese was (John 19:25-27).  Why is it important Mary died?  Remember, Mary was conceived without sin (Luke 1:28).  Jesus called her "woman".  Think about whom held the title of "woman" (Genesis 2:23).  Now, Mary dying does make her any less important.  She, is, after all, the Theotokos, the God bearer.  She is called "woman" because she is in many ways the most human person to have ever lived.  God gave us the perfect woman, who brought forth the perfect sacrifice. Since, Jesus undid what Adam did, it would make sense that Mary would be involved in salvific history.  Jesus is God and man.  Mary is a highly exalted woman, but still a woman.  Mary is the most important woman to have ever lived, and her dying is important, because it shows that she is not less human than we are because of our sinfulness and her sinlessness, but more.  Mary is who we should all strive to be like.