Supremi Apostolatus Officio
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Supremi Apostolatus Officio is an 1883 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that strongly promotes devotion to the Rosary as a means of addressing the spiritual and social challenges of the time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Supremi Apostolatus Officio canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Supremi Apostolatus Officio Context triple: [Pope Leo XIII, authorOf, Supremi Apostolatus Officio]
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A.
De officiis ministrorum
De officiis ministrorum is a Christian ethical treatise by Ambrose of Milan that adapts and reinterprets Cicero’s De officiis for a clerical and theological context.
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B.
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae is the 1540 papal bull by Pope Paul III that formally established and approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a religious order in the Catholic Church.
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Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus
Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus is a 1988 papal document issued by Pope John Paul II that reorganized and defined the structure and functions of the Roman Curia, the central administrative apparatus of the Catholic Church.
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D.
Regimini Ecclesiae universae
Regimini Ecclesiae universae was an apostolic constitution issued by Pope Paul VI that reorganized the Roman Curia following the Second Vatican Council.
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E.
Apostolicam Actuositatem
Apostolicam Actuositatem is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that defines and promotes the role and mission of the laity in the life and apostolate of the Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Supremi Apostolatus Officio Target entity description: Supremi Apostolatus Officio is an 1883 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that strongly promotes devotion to the Rosary as a means of addressing the spiritual and social challenges of the time.
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A.
De officiis ministrorum
De officiis ministrorum is a Christian ethical treatise by Ambrose of Milan that adapts and reinterprets Cicero’s De officiis for a clerical and theological context.
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B.
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae is the 1540 papal bull by Pope Paul III that formally established and approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a religious order in the Catholic Church.
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C.
Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus
Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus is a 1988 papal document issued by Pope John Paul II that reorganized and defined the structure and functions of the Roman Curia, the central administrative apparatus of the Catholic Church.
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D.
Regimini Ecclesiae universae
Regimini Ecclesiae universae was an apostolic constitution issued by Pope Paul VI that reorganized the Roman Curia following the Second Vatican Council.
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E.
Apostolicam Actuositatem
Apostolicam Actuositatem is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that defines and promotes the role and mission of the laity in the life and apostolate of the Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Catholic magisterial document
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papal encyclical ⓘ |
| addresses |
social challenges of the time
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spiritual challenges of the time ⓘ threats to Christian faith and morals ⓘ |
| author | Pope Leo XIII ⓘ |
| dateContext | late 19th century ⓘ |
| encourages |
bishops and clergy to promote the Rosary
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daily recitation of the Rosary ⓘ enrollment in Rosary confraternities ⓘ public Rosary devotions in parishes ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
October as the month of the Rosary
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Rosary confraternities ⓘ promotion of the Rosary ⓘ public and private recitation of the Rosary ⓘ role of Mary in salvation history ⓘ |
| genre | doctrinal letter ⓘ |
| hasTitleTranslation | On Devotion of the Rosary ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
challenges to the Church’s influence
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rise of secularism ⓘ social and political upheaval in Europe ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
bishops of the Catholic Church
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clergy and faithful of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Holy See
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| language | Latin ⓘ |
| linkedToDevotion |
Marian feasts in October
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Our Lady of the Rosary ⓘ |
| papacyOfAuthor |
Pope Leo XIII
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surface form:
Leo XIII
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| partOf |
Leo XIII’s social and spiritual teaching
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corpus of Leo XIII’s Marian encyclicals ⓘ |
| placeOfIssue | Vatican City ⓘ |
| pontificate |
Pope Leo XIII
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surface form:
pontificate of Leo XIII
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| pope |
Pope Leo XIII
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surface form:
Leo XIII
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| publicationDate | 1883-09-01 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1883 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| subject |
Catholic prayer
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Christian family life ⓘ Marian devotion ⓘ Rosary ⓘ intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ moral decline ⓘ social problems ⓘ spiritual renewal ⓘ |
| teaches |
Christians should turn to Mary in times of crisis
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families should pray the Rosary together ⓘ the Rosary is a powerful means of obtaining divine help ⓘ Rosary ⓘ
surface form:
the Rosary is effective against moral and social evils
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