Rerum Novarum

encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII on May 15, 1891
Event encyclical Q335987
Rerum Novarum
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Rerum Novarum

Summary

Rerum Novarum is an encyclical[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of encyclical entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,081 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rerum Novarum authored Leo XIII[3].
  • Rerum Novarum's instance of is recorded as encyclical[4].
  • Rerum Novarum followed In Ipso[5].
  • Rerum Novarum was followed by Pastoralis Vigilantiae[6].
  • Rerum Novarum's place of publication is recorded as Vatican City[7].
  • Rerum Novarum's Commons category is recorded as Rerum Novarum[8].
  • Rerum Novarum's language of work or name is recorded as Latin[9].
  • Rerum Novarum's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Rerum Novarum's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish[11].
  • Rerum Novarum's language of work or name is recorded as French[12].
  • Rerum Novarum's language of work or name is recorded as Hungarian[13].
  • Rerum Novarum's language of work or name is recorded as Italian[14].
  • Rerum Novarum's language of work or name is recorded as Portuguese[15].
  • Rerum Novarum was published on May 15, 1891[16].
  • Rerum Novarum's has edition or translation is recorded as The Condition of the Working Classes[17].
  • Rerum Novarum's main subject is Catholic social teaching[18].
  • Rerum Novarum's work available at URL is recorded as http://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.html[19].
  • Rerum Novarum's work available at URL is recorded as http://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/es/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.html[20].
  • Rerum Novarum's work available at URL is recorded as http://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/fr/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.html[21].
  • Rerum Novarum's work available at URL is recorded as http://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/hu/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.html[22].
  • Rerum Novarum's work available at URL is recorded as http://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/it/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.html[23].
  • Rerum Novarum's work available at URL is recorded as http://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/la/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.html[24].
  • Rerum Novarum's work available at URL is recorded as http://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/pt/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.html[25].
  • Rerum Novarum's title is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Rerum Novarum'}[26].
  • Rerum Novarum's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/rerum-novarum[27].

Body

Context

Rerum Novarum's instance of is recorded as encyclical[4]. It followed In Ipso[5]. It was followed by Pastoralis Vigilantiae[6].

Why It Matters

Rerum Novarum ranks in the top 2% of encyclical entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,081 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Class ancestry

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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