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Aeterna Dei sapientia

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Aeterna Dei sapientia
Latin for 'God's eternal wisdom'
Encyclical of Pope John XXIII
Signature date 11 November 1961
SubjectPeter's eyes as the centre of Christian unity
Number6 of 8 of the pontificate
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Aeterna Dei sapientia ("God's eternal wisdom") was the sixth encyclical made by Pope John XXIII, and was issued on 11 November 1961. It commemorates the fifteenth centennial of the death of Pope Leo I and calls for Christendom to unite against external movements such as Communism and secularism.[1]

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  1. ^ "A Shepherd Calls". TIME. 1961-12-15. Retrieved 2008-05-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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