Quarto abeunte saeculo

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Currier and Ives : Landing in America

Quarto abeunte saeculo is an encyclical published by Pope Leo XIII. published on July 16, 1892 . With her he addresses the archbishops and bishops of Spain , Italy and North and South America and deals with the “400. Anniversary of the Discovery of America ”.

  • Leo XIII. first recalls the great deeds of the explorers of America who set out 400 years ago to discover new continents and describes the significance of this discovery for the world today . At the same time it reminds of the many dead who fell victim to these conquests, but also that civilization has now made its way to this part of the world.
  • With this entry, a missionary work for the church would have begun, the success of which would bring great glory to God . With great diligence and with divine virtue, the men would have imparted the spirit of Christianity . He particularly emphasizes the tenacity and zeal of Christopher Columbus , with which he explored unknown countries and seas, only through this the Catholic faith could have been brought to other parts of the world.
  • Finally, he ordered that a high mass should be celebrated in all cathedral churches and monastery chapels in Spain, Italy and the Americas on October 12 (or the following Sunday) of this year .

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