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Orientalis Ecclesiae

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Orientalis ecclesiae
Latin for 'Of the Eastern Church'
Encyclical of Pope Pius XII
Coat of arms of Pope Pius XII
Signature date 9 April 1944
SubjectOn St. Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria
Number6 of 41 of the pontificate
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Orientalis Ecclesiae (English: Of the Eastern Church) is an encyclical issued by Pope Pius XII on 9 April 1944. It celebrates the life and work of St. Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria on the occasion of the fifteenth centenary of his death.

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