Index Librorum Prohibitorum
list of publications prohibited by the Catholic Church from 1559 to 14 June 1966
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Summary
Index Librorum Prohibitorum is a catalogue[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of catalogue entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,316 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: list of prohibited books[3]
- Publisher: Catholic Church[4], Congregation of the Index[5]
- Subclass of: censorship[6]
- Commons category: Index Librorum Prohibitorum[7]
- Language of work or name: Ecclesiastical Latin[8]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1962[9]
- Publication date: 1559[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Index Librorum Prohibitorum[11]
- Commons gallery: Index Librorum Prohibitorum[12]
- Facet of: Catholic Church[13]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Encyclopædia Britannica Online[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], The Catholic Encyclopedia[19], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1950–1958)[20]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/index-of-forbidden-books[21]
- Different from: Index of prohibited books of the Spanish Inquisition[22]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Index Librorum Prohibitorum include Congregation of the Index[23], a congregation[24], in Papal States[25], founded in 1571[26].
Why It Matters
Index Librorum Prohibitorum has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]
Entities named for it include Congregation of the Index[23], a congregation[24], in Papal States[25], founded in 1571[26].