Viam agnoscere veritatis

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Viam agnoscere veritatis or Viam cognoscere veritatis ("That they know the way of truth"), refers to papal communications from Pope Innocent IV to the Mongols:

  • Dei patris immensa, a letter sent March 5, 1245, carried by Lawrence of Portugal
  • Cum non solum, a letter sent March 13, 1245, carried by John of Plano Carpini
  • Viam agnoscere veritatis (1248), a letter sent November 1248, in reply to a Mongol communication, and probably carried by Mongol ambassadors Aybeg and Sarkis