Quas primas

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Quas primas is a 1925 papal encyclical by Pope Pius XI that established the Feast of Christ the King and emphasized Christ’s sovereignty over all aspects of life and society.

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Quas primas canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic social teaching document
papal encyclical
author Pope Pius XI
callsFor public recognition of Christ’s kingship
social acknowledgment of Christ’s rule
commemoratedBy Solemnity of Christ the King
surface form: Feast of Christ the King
context aftermath of World War I
anti-clericalism in Europe
rise of secularism
documentType encyclical letter
emphasizes Christ’s sovereignty over all creation
Christ’s sovereignty over families
Christ’s sovereignty over individuals
Christ’s sovereignty over society
Christ’s sovereignty over the state
encyclicalNumberWithinPontificate early encyclical of Pope Pius XI
established Solemnity of Christ the King
surface form: Feast of Christ the King
feastDateOriginal last Sunday of October
feastEstablished Solemnity of Christ the King
surface form: Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
influenced development of the liturgical calendar
later Catholic teaching on Christ’s kingship
intendedAudience bishops of the Catholic Church
faithful of the Catholic Church
issuedBy Holy See
Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
language Latin
laterLiturgicalPlacement last Sunday of the liturgical year
liturgicalEffect institution of a new feast in the Roman Rite
magisterialStatus ordinary papal magisterium
opposes laicism
religious indifferentism
secularism
originalTitleLanguage Latin
papacyOf Pope Pius XI
placeInCorpus part of the papal encyclicals of Pope Pius XI
promulgatedBy Pope Pius XI
publicationDate 1925-12-11
relatedFeast Solemnity of Christ the King
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
theologicalFocus Christology
ecclesiology
political theology
topic Catholic social teaching
Solemnity of Christ the King
surface form: Christ the King

Kingship of Jesus
surface form: Christ’s sovereignty

kingship of Christ
liturgical feast
social kingship of Christ
year 1925

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Pope Pius XI authorOf Quas primas