Aeterna Dei sapientia
| Aeterna Dei sapientia (Latin: God's eternal wisdom) Encyclical Letter of Pope John XXIII  | ||||
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| Date | 11 November 1961 | |||
| Argument | Peter's eyes as the centre of Christian unity | |||
| Encyclical number | 6 of 8 of the Pontificate | |||
| Text | in Latin in English | |||
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]
See also
References
- ↑ "A Shepherd Calls". TIME. 1961-12-15. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
External links
- Source text from the Holy See.