Index Librorum Prohibitorum

Summary

Index Librorum Prohibitorum is a catalogue^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of catalogue entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (603 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Index Librorum Prohibitorum's instance of is recorded as catalogue^[3].
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum's instance of is recorded as list of prohibited books^[4].
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum was published by Catholic Church^[5].
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum was published by Congregation of the Index^[6].
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum is a type of censorship^[7].
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum's Commons category is recorded as Index Librorum Prohibitorum^[8].
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum's language of work or name is recorded as Ecclesiastical Latin^[9].
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum was dissolved in 1962^[10].
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum was released on 1559^[11].
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Index Librorum Prohibitorum^[12].
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum's Commons gallery is recorded as Index Librorum Prohibitorum^[13].
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum's facet of is recorded as Catholic Church^[14].
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[16].
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Online^[18].
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia^[20].
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1950–1958)^[21].
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/index-of-forbidden-books^[22].
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum's different from is recorded as Index of prohibited books of the Spanish Inquisition^[23].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include catalogue^[3] and list of prohibited books^[4].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Index Librorum Prohibitorum include Congregation of the Index^[24], a congregation^[25], in Papal States^[26], founded in 1571^[27].

Why It Matters

Index Librorum Prohibitorum ranks in the top 5% of catalogue entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (603 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Entities named for it include Congregation of the Index^[24], a congregation^[25], in Papal States^[26], founded in 1571^[27].