List of encyclicals of Pope Gregory XVI

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Pope Gregory XVI issued nine encyclical letters (enciclica or epistola encyclica) during his reign as pope. According to the Holy See's website, [1] these were:

Notes

  1. Not to be confused with Pope Pius V's apostolic constitution, Cum Primum, issued in 1566, or Pope Clement XIII's encyclical letter of 1759, also called Cum Primum

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References

  1. Holy See, Gregory XVI, accessed 27 February 2023
  2. Pope Gregory XVI, Commissum divinitus, May 17, 1835, Papal Encyclicals Online