Why did Jesus "descend into hell on the third day"?

[Louise_Michael]

As we all know, we pray that, “on the third day, he descended into hell…” Why did He do this and what, if anything, resulted from this?

 

[Devon_Caffran]

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Recommended Reading:

• In the Creed what is the place of “the dead”?
• Why do we say Jesus descended into hell?