Aeterni patris was an encyclical issued by pope leo xiii in august 1879 it was subtitled on the. Aeterni patris unigenitus an encyclical letter proclaimed by pope leo xiii, july 4, 1879 acta leonis papae r, 1882, i 225284. Of the eternal father was an encyclical issued by pope leo xiii in august 1879, not to be confused with the apostolic letter of the same name written by pope pius ix in 1868 calling the first vatican council. Its purpose was the revival of scholastic philosophy, according to the mind of st. The motivation for writing this encyclical is because of the false. Pope leo xiii, in his encyclical aeterni patris 1879 recommended that all catholic philosophers should give special consideration to the work of st thomas. It opens with the consideration that the church, although officially the teacher of revealed truth only, has always been interested in the. Aeterni patris unigenitus an encyclical letter proclaimed by pope leo xiii. To the patriarchs, primates, archbishops, and bishops of the catholic world in grace and communion with the apostolic see. This encyclical letter, issued in august 1879, urged the catholic church to reject modern philosophy and return to the scholastic school of. Aeterni patris polskie towarzystwo tomasza z akwinu. Aeterni patris leo xiii wikisource, the free online library. Thomas aquinas and soon made thomism the dominant philosophical viewpoint in roman.
Neither reason nor philosophy is destroyed by faith. Ineffable creator, who out of the treasures of thy wisdom has appointed three hierarchies of angels and set them in admirable. Pdf precis this is an encyclical in which the pontiff calls on those in authority to return to. Licenciada em letras literatura inglesa e americana e posgraduada em teoria da literatura pela uerj, hoje reside nos eua com seu esposo e filho. The subtitle of the encyclical, on the restoration of christian philosophy in catholic schools in the spirit ad mentem of the. Encyclical aeterni patris of leo xiii, 4 august 1879. It opens with the consideration that the church, although officially the teacher of revealed truth only, has always been interested in the cultivation of every branch of human knowledge, especially of philosophy on which the right. Aeterni patris, an encyclical issued by pope leo xiii on aug. Aeterni patris august 4, 1879 leo xiii the vatican. An encyclical letter of pope leo xiii issued 4 august, 1879. It is well espoused in pope leo xiiis encyclical letter4, aeterni patris.
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