List of encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII

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This article contains encyclicals issued by Pope Leo XIII during his twenty-five-year reign as Pope in 1878–1903.[1][2]

No. Title (Latin) Title (English translation) Subject Date
1. Inscrutabili Dei consilio On the Evils of Society 21 April 1878
2. Quod apostolici muneris On Socialism 28 December 1878
3. Aeterni Patris Of the Eternal Father On the Restoration of Christian Philosophy 4 August 1879
4. Arcanum divinae The hidden design of the divine wisdom On Christian Marriage 10 February 1880
5. Grande munus On Saints Cyril and Methodius 30 September 1880
6. Sancta Dei civitas The Holy City of God On Mission Societies 3 December 1880
7. Diuturnum On the Origin of Civil Power 29 June 1881
8. Licet multa On Catholics in Belgium 3 August 1881
9. Etsi Nos On Conditions in Italy 15 February 1882
10. Auspicato concessum On St. Francis of Assisi 17 September 1882
11. Cum multa With many On Conditions in Spain 8 December 1882
12. Supremi apostolatus officio The Supreme Apostolic Office On Devotion to the Rosary 1 September 1883
13. Nobilissima Gallorum gens On the Religious Question in France 8 February 1884
14. Humanum genus On Freemasonry 20 April 1884
15. Superiore anno Last year On the Recitation of the Rosary 30 August 1884
16. Immortale Dei "God's Immortal" On the Christian Constitution of States 1 November 1885
17. Spectata fides On Christian Education 27 November 1885
18. Quod auctoritate Proclaiming a Jubilee 22 December 1885
19. Iampridem On Catholicism in Germany 6 January 1886
20. Quod multum On the Liberty of the Church 22 August 1886
21. Pergrata On the Church in Portugal 14 September 1886
22. Vi è ben noto On the Rosary and Public Life 20 September 1887
23. Officio sanctissimo The Holiest Office (or Duty) On the Church in Bavaria 22 December 1887
24. Quod anniversarius This Anniversiary On His Sacerdotal Jubilee 1 April 1888
25. In plurimis On the Abolition of Slavery (sent to the Bishops of Brazil) 5 May 1888
26. Libertas Liberty On the Nature of Human Liberty 20 June 1888
27. Saepe Nos On Boycotting in Ireland 24 June 1888
28. Paterna Caritas On Reunion with Rome 25 July 1888
29. Quam aerumnosa On Italian Immigrants 10 December 1888
30. Etsi cunctas On the Church in Ireland 21 December 1888
31. Exeunte iam anno On Right Ordering of Christian Life 25 December 1888
32. Magni Nobis On The Catholic University of America 7 March 1889
33. Quamquam pluries On Devotion to St. Joseph 15 August 1889
34. Sapientiae Christianae Of Christian Wisdom On Christians as Citizens 10 January 1890
35. Dall'alto dell'Apostolico Seggio On Freemasonry in Italy 15 October 1890
36. Catholicae Ecclesiae Of the Catholic Church On Slavery in the Missions 20 November 1890
37. In ipso In itself On Episcopal Reunions in Austria 3 March 1891
38. Rerum novarum "New Things" On Capital and Labour 15 May 1891
39. Pastoralis vigilantiae Of pastoral (things) On Religious Union 25 June 1891
40. Pastoralis officii Of the Pastoral Office On the Morality of Duelling 12 September 1891
41. Octobri mense The Month of October On the Rosary 22 September 1891
42. Au Milieu Des Sollicitudes On the Church and State in France 16 February 1892
43. Quarto abeunte saeculo On Christopher Columbus 16 July 1892
44. Magnae Dei Matris Of the great Mother of God On the Rosary 8 September 1892
45. Custodi di quella fede On Freemasonry 8 December 1892
46. Inimica vis On Freemasonry 8 December 1892
47. Ad extremas To the farthest Seminaries for Native Clergy 24 June 1893
48. Constanti Hungarorum On the Church in Hungary 2 September 1893
49. Laetitiae sanctae Of holy praise Commending Devotion to the Rosary 8 September 1893
50. Non Mediocri On the Spanish College in Rome 25 October 1893
51. Providentissimus Deus The most provident God On the Study of Holy Scripture 18 November 1893
52. Caritatis On the Church in Poland 19 March 1894
53. Inter Graves On the Church in Peru 1 May 1894
54. Praeclara gratulationis publicae The Reunion of Christendom 20 June 1894
55. Litteras a vobis On the Clergy in Brazil 2 July 1894
56. Iucunda semper expectatione On the Rosary 8 September 1894
57. Orientalium dignitas The dignity of the Easterners On the Churches of the East 30 November 1894
58. Christi nomen The Name of Christ On Propagation of the Faith and Eastern Churches 24 December 1894
59. Longinqua On Catholicism in the United States 6 January 1895
60. Permoti Nos On Social Conditions in Belgium 10 July 1895
61. Adiutricem Adjutrix On the Rosary 5 September 1895
62. Insignes On the Hungarian Millennium 1 May 1896
63. Satis cognitum On the Unity of the Church 29 June 1896
64. Fidentem piumque animum On the Rosary 20 September 1896
65. Divinum illud munus On the Holy Spirit 9 May 1897
66. Militantis Ecclesiae On St. Peter Canisius 1 August 1897
67. Augustissimae Virginis Mariae Of the Most August Virgin Mary On the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary 12 September 1897
68. Affari vos On the Manitoba School Question 8 December 1897
69. Caritatis studium Of the studies of charity On the Church in Scotland 25 July 1898
70. Spesse volte On the Suppression of Catholic Institutions 5 August 1898
71. Quam religiosa On Civil Marriage Law 16 August 1898
72. Diuturni temporis On the Rosary 5 September 1898
73. Quum diuturnum On the Latin American Bishops' Plenary Council 25 December 1898
74. Annum sacrum A Holy Year Consecration to the Sacred Heart 25 May 1899
75. Depuis le jour "Since the Day " On the Education of the Clergy 8 September 1899
76. Paternae "Fathers " On the Education of the Clergy 18 September 1899
77. Omnibus compertum On Unity Among the Greek 21 July 1900
78. Tametsi futura prospicientibus On Jesus Christ the Redeemer 1 November 1900
79. Graves de communi re On Christian Democracy 18 January 1901
80. Gravissimas The Gravest On Religious Orders in Portugal 16 May 1901
81. Reputantibus On the Language Question in Bohemia 20 August 1901
82. Urbanitatis veteris On the Foundation of a Seminary in Athens 20 November 1901
83. In amplissimo On the Church in the United States 15 April 1902
84. Quod votis On the Proposed Catholic University 30 April 1902
85. Mirae caritatis Mirror of Charity On the Holy Eucharist 28 May 1902
86. Quae ad nos On the Church in Bohemia and Moravia 22 November 1902
87. Fin dal principio On the Education of the Clergy 8 December 1902
88. Dum multa Marriage Legislation 24 December 1902

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Leo XIII, Encyclicals at Vatican.va. Accessed 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ Pope Leo XIII Archived 26 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Papal Encyclicals Online (includes 1 Bull, 1 Apostolic Letter and 1 Constitution). Accessed 11 October 2011.

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