Ad beatissimi Apostolorum
| Ad beatissimi Apostolorum (Latin: To the Chair of the Prince of the Apostles) Encyclical Letter of Pope Benedict XV  | ||||
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| Date | 1 November 1914 | |||
| Argument | Appealing for peace | |||
| Encyclical number | 1 of 12 of the pontificate | |||
| Text | in Latin in English | |||
Ad beatissimi Apostolorum is an encyclical of Pope Benedict XV given at St. Peter's, Rome, on the Feast of All Saints on November 1, 1914, in the first year of his Pontificate. The first encyclical written by Pope Benedict XV coincided with the beginning of First World War, which he labelled "the Suicide of Civilized Europe".
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- Pope Benedict XV (1 November 1914), Ad beatissimi Apostolorum: Encyclical of Pope Benedict XV appealing for peace to our Venerable Brethren the Patriarchs, Primates, Archbishops, Bishops, and other Local Ordinaries in Peace and Communion with the Apostolic See, Vatican Website
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