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Ad beatissimi Apostolorum
Latin for 'To the Chair of the Prince of the Apostles'
Encyclical of Pope Benedict XV
Signature date 1 November 1914
SubjectAppealing for peace
Number1 of 12 of the pontificate
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Ad beatissimi Apostolorum is an encyclical of Pope Benedict XV given at St. Peter's, Rome, on the Feast of All Saints on November 1, 1914, in the first year of his Pontificate. The first encyclical written by Pope Benedict XV coincided with the beginning of First World War, which he labelled "the Suicide of Civilized Europe".

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  • Pope Benedict XV (1 November 1914), Ad beatissimi Apostolorum: Encyclical of Pope Benedict XV appealing for peace to our Venerable Brethren the Patriarchs, Primates, Archbishops, Bishops, and other Local Ordinaries in Peace and Communion with the Apostolic See, Vatican Website