Orientalis ecclesiae Latin for 'Of the Eastern Church' Encyclical of Pope Pius XII | |
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Signature date | 9 April 1944 |
Subject | On St. Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria |
Number | 6 of 41 of the pontificate |
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Orientalis Ecclesiae (English: Of the Eastern Church) is an encyclical issued by Pope Pius XII on 9 April 1944. It celebrates the life and work of St. Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria on the occasion of the fifteenth centenary of his death.
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