Ubi primum Encyclical of Pope Pius IX | |
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Signature date | February 2, 1849 |
Subject | On Immaculate Conception |
Number | 5 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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