List of Encyclicals of Pope Pius IX
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issued 38 Papal Encyclical
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Pope Pius IX
Blessed Pope Pius IX , born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, was the longest-reigning elected Pope in the history of the Catholic Church, serving from 16 June 1846 until his death, a period of nearly 32 years. During his pontificate, he convened the First Vatican Council in 1869, which decreed papal...
issued 38 Papal Encyclical
Encyclical
An encyclical was originally a circular letter sent to all the churches of a particular area in the ancient Catholic Church. At that time, the word could be used for a letter sent out by any bishop...
s during his reign as Pope
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| No. | Title (Latin Latin Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and... ) | Title (English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... translation) | Subject | Date |
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| 1. | Qui Pluribus Qui Pluribus Qui Pluribus - was an encyclical promulgated by Pope Pius IX in 1846. It disputed the belief that reason should be put above faith.It singled out the free gift of anti-Catholic Bibles... |
On Faith and Religion | 9 November 1846 | |
| 2. | Praedecessores Nostros Praedecessores Nostros The papal encyclical, Praedecessores Nostros, was written by Pope Pius IX to address the crisis of the Great Irish Famine that occurred approximately between 1845 and 1850. This event is known by many as the 19th century’s greatest natural disaster. Pope Pius IX was born Giovanni Maria... |
On Aid for Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
25 March 1847 | |
| 3. | Ubi Primum | On Discipline for Religious | 17 June 1847 | |
| 4. | Ubi Primum | On Immaculate Conception Immaculate Conception The Immaculate Conception of Mary is a dogma of the Roman Catholic Church, according to which the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin. It is one of the four dogmata in Roman Catholic Mariology... |
2 February 1849 | |
| 5. | Nostis Et Nobiscum Nostis et nobiscum Nostis et nobiscum is an encyclical given by Pope Pius IX on December 8, 1849 on the topic of the Church in the Papal States.In this document, the Pope denounces socialism and communism for attempting to confuse the faithful with new doctrines. He speaks of plots and conspiracies created by... |
On the Church in the Papal States Papal States The Papal State, State of the Church, or Pontifical States were among the major historical states of Italy from roughly the 6th century until the Italian peninsula was unified in 1861 by the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia .The Papal States comprised territories under... |
8 December 1849 | |
| 6. | Exultavit Cor Nostrum | On the Effects of the Jubilee | 21 November 1851 | |
| 7. | Nemo Certe Ignorat | On Discipline for Clergy | 25 March 1852 | |
| 8. | Probe Noscitis Venerabiles | On the Discipline for Clergy | 17 May 1852 | |
| 9. | Inter Multiplices | Pleading for Unity of Spirit | 21 March 1853 | |
| 10. | Neminem Vestrum | On the Persecution of Armenians | 2 February 1854 | |
| 11. | Optime Noscitis | On the Proposed Catholic University of Ireland Catholic University of Ireland The Catholic University of Ireland was a Catholic university in Dublin, Ireland and was founded in 1851 following the Synod of Thurles in 1850, and in response to the Queen's University of Ireland and its associated colleges which were nondenominational... |
20 March 1854 | |
| 12. | Apostolicae Nostrae Caritatis | Urging Prayers of Peace | 1 August 1854 | |
| 13. | Optime Noscitis | On Episcopal Meetings | 5 November 1855 | |
| 14. | Singulari Quidem | On the Church in Austria Roman Catholicism in Austria The Catholic Church of Austria, part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, is under the leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Conference of Austrian Bishops. The Austrian church is the largest Christian denomination of Austria, with, according to the 2001 census, 5.9 million people... |
17 March 1856 | |
| 15. | Cum Nuper | On Care for Clerics | 20 January 1858 | |
| 16. | Amantissimi Redemptoris | On Priests and the Care of Souls | 3 May 1858 | |
| 17. | Cum Sancta Mater Ecclesia | Pleading for Public Prayer | 27 April 1859 | |
| 18. | Qui Nuper | On the Pontifical States | 18 June 1859 | |
| 19. | Nullis Certe Verbis | On the Need for Civil Sovereignty | 19 January 1860 | |
| 20. | Amantissimus | On the Care of the Churches | 8 April 1862 | |
| 21. | Quanto Conficiamur Moerore | On Promotion of False Doctrines | 10 August 1863 | |
| 22. | Incredibili | On the Persecution in New Granada | 17 September 1863 | |
| 23. | Maximae Quidem | On the Church in Bavaria Bavaria Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany... |
18 August 1864 | |
| 24. | Quanta Cura Quanta Cura There is also an earlier encyclical of the same title, issued in 1741 by Pope Benedict XIV, forbidding traffic in alms. -Historical context:The encyclical was prompted by the September Convention of 1864, an agreement between the Kingdom of Italy and the Second French Empire of Napoleon III,... |
Condemning Current Errors | 8 December 1864 | |
| 25. | Meridionali Americae | On the Seminary for the Native Clergy | 30 September 1865 | |
| 26. | Levate | On the Affiliations of Church | 27 October 1867 | |
| 27. | Respicientes | Protesting the Taking of the Pontifical States Italian unification Italian unification was the political and social movement that agglomerated different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of Italy in the 19th century... |
1 November 1870 | |
| 28. | Ubi Nos | "Our City" | On the Pontifical States | 15 May 1871 |
| 29. | Beneficia Dei | On the 25th Anniversary of His Pontificate | 4 June 1871 | |
| 30. | Saepe Venerabiles Fratres | Thanksgiving for 25 Years of Pontificate | 5 August 1871 | |
| 31. | Quae In Patriarchatu | On the Church in Chaldea | 16 November 1872 | |
| 32. | Quartus Supra | On the Church in Armenia | January 1873 | |
| 33. | Etsi Multa Etsi multa Etsi multa - On The Church In Italy, Germany, And Switzerland is a papal encyclical that was published by Pope Pius IX on November 21, 1873.The encyclical claimed that there were three campaigns being waged against the Church at the time:... |
On the Church in Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... and Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
21 November 1873 | |
| 34. | Vix Dum A Nobis | On the Church in Austria | 7 March 1874 | |
| 35. | Omnem Sollicitudinem | On the Greek-Ruthenian Rite | 13 May 1874 | |
| 36. | Gravibus Ecclesiae | Proclaiming A Jubilee | 24 December 1874 | |
| 37. | Quod Nunquam | On the Church in Prussia Prussia Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history... |
5 February 1875 | |
| 38. | Graves Ac Diuturnae | On the Church in Switzerland | 23 March 1875 |