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Pope Benedict XIV - 1 March 1756 - On the Euchologion
EX QUO (On the Euchologion)
Pope Benedict
Encyclical of Pope Benedict XIV promulgated on 1 March 1756.
To the Archbishops, Bishops and Other Clerics, Secular and Regular, of the Greek Rite Who Enjoy Favor and Communion with the Apostolic See.
Venerable Brothers and Beloved Sons, We Give You Greeting and Our Apostolic Blessing.
Ever since We first became Pope, We have proven Our fatherly love in embracing in Christ Our beloved eastern clergy and people, the Uniates as they are called, who are in agreement with Us and are free from the stain of schism. We have made every attempt to induce the schismatics to abandon their errors and join Us in Catholic unity. We do not intend to recall here all the measures We took for this purpose since the records of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith are filled with Our decrees on this subject and everyone can refer to Our apostolic letters and constitutions on eastern affairs in the volumes of Our Bullarium. Our present purpose is to inform you that the work of correcting the Greek Euchologion is now completed. It has already been printed by the press of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith following a lengthy scrutiny of every detail and mos
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Introduction: The Scholars’ Pope: Benedict XIV and the Catholic Enlightenment
Johns, Christopher M.S.. "Introduction: The Scholars’ Pope: Benedict XIV and the Catholic Enlightenment". Benedict XIV and the Enlightenment: Art, Science, and Spirituality, edited by Rebecca Messbarger, Christopher Johns and Philip Gavitt, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2016, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442624757-005
Johns, C. (2016). Introduction: The Scholars’ Pope: Benedict XIV and the Catholic Enlightenment. In R. Messbarger, C. Johns & P. Gavitt (Ed.), Benedict XIV and the Enlightenment: Art, Science, and Spirituality (pp. 1-14). Toronto: University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442624757-005
Johns, C. 2016. Introduction: The Scholars’ Pope: Benedict XIV and the Catholic Enlightenment. In: Messbarger, R., Johns, C. and Gavitt, P. ed. Benedict XIV and the Enlightenment: Art, Science, and Spirituality. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442624757-005
Johns, Christopher M.S.. "Introduction: The Scholars’ Pope: Benedict XIV and the Catholic Enlightenment" In Benedict XIV and the Enlightenment: Art, Science, and Spirituality edited by Rebecca Messbarger, Christopher Johns and Philip Gavitt, 1-14. Toronto: Universit
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Bologna cardinal overlook as giant intellectual leader
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