Ubi primum (Pius IX, 1849)

Ubi primum
Encyclical of Pope Pius IX
Coat of arms of Pope Pius IX
Signature date February 2, 1849
SubjectOn Immaculate Conception
Number5 of the pontificate, 41 of the total
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Ubi primum (Latin for "When first" or "As soon as," the opening words of the encyclical) is an encyclical of Pope Pius IX to the bishops of the Catholic Church asking them for opinion on the definition of a dogma on the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. It was issued on February 2, 1849.


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