Unigenitus Dei Filius

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Unigenitus Dei Filius is a 1713 papal bull issued by Pope Clement XI that condemned key propositions of Jansenism and became a major flashpoint in early 18th-century Catholic theological and political conflicts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic magisterial document
papal bull
acceptedBy Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED
many French bishops
aim to affirm Catholic orthodoxy on grace and Church authority
to suppress Jansenist teachings
approvedBy Roman Curia NERFINISHED
author Pope Clement XI NERFINISHED
condemnedWork Réflexions morales sur le Nouveau Testament NERFINISHED
condemns Jansenism NERFINISHED
Pasquier Quesnel’s propositions
controversy French Jansenist controversy NERFINISHED
Gallican–ultramontane conflict NERFINISHED
dateOfPromulgation 1713-09-08
genre dogmatic bull
historicalPeriod early 18th century
issuedBy Pope Clement XI NERFINISHED
language Latin
longTermEffect deepened divisions within French Catholicism
strengthened papal condemnation of Jansenism
numberOfCondemnedPropositions 101
opposedBy French Jansenists NERFINISHED
some Gallican theologians
opposesMovement Jansenist movement NERFINISHED
papacyOf Clement XI NERFINISHED
placeOfIssue Rome NERFINISHED
politicalImpact conflict between French crown and Jansenist sympathizers
tensions between papacy and French Parlement
predecessorDocument Cum occasione
promulgatedBy Pope Clement XI NERFINISHED
receivedIn Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
relatedTo Augustinus (Cornelius Jansen) NERFINISHED
Formulary Controversy NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
statusInChurch authoritative doctrinal document
subjectOf political debates in the 18th century
theological debates in the 18th century
supportsDoctrine Catholic teaching on grace
episcopal authority
papal authority
targetedAuthor Pasquier Quesnel NERFINISHED
theologicalFocus authority of the Church
free will
grace
interpretation of Scripture
sacramental theology
typeOfCondemnation doctrinal condemnation
yearOfPromulgation 1713

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Jansenism condemnedInDocument Unigenitus Dei Filius
Unigenitus (1343 bull) isDistinctFrom Unigenitus Dei Filius
this entity surface form: Unigenitus (1713 bull)
Pope Clement XI issuedDocument Unigenitus Dei Filius
this entity surface form: Apostolic constitution Unigenitus Dei Filius