Church Documents: Mary

This is a collection of links to English translations of Church documents relating to Mary, Mother of God, found on-line. It is part of my Church Documents project.

Dogmas

Assumption

5/1/1946: Deiparae Virginis Mariae by Ven. Pope Pius XII
Encyclical/Letter: On the Possibility of Defining the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary as a Dogma of Faith

11/1/1950: Munificentissimus Deus by Ven. Pope Pius XII
Apostolic Constitution: Defining the Dogma of the Assumption

Immaculate Conception

2/2/1849: Ubi Primum by Pope Bl. Pius IX
Encyclical: On the Immaculate Conception

12/8/1854: Ineffabilis Deus by Pope Bl. Pius IX
Apostolic Constitution: The Immaculate Conception

2/2/1904: Ad Diem Illum Laetissimum by Pope St. Pius X
Encyclical: On the Immaculate Conception

12/12/1904: Dogma of the Immaculate Conception by Pope St. Pius X
Anniversary Allocution: For the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception

9/8/1953: Fulgens Corona by Ven. Pope Pius XII
Encyclical: Proclaiming a Marian Year to Commemorate the Centenary of the Definition of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception

Other

3/2/1922: Galliam, Ecclesiae filiam primogenitam by Pope Pius XI
Apostolic Letter: Declaring Our Lady of the Assumption and St. Joan of Arc Patron Saints of France

10/11/1954: Ad Caeli Reginam by Ven. Pope Pius XII
Encyclical: On the Queenship of Mary

7/2/1957: Le Pèlerinage de Lourdes by Ven. Pope Pius XII
Encyclical: Warning Against Materialism on the Centenary of the Apparitions at Lourdes

5/13/1967: Signum Magnum by Pope Paul VI
Apostolic Exhortation: On Mary, Mother of the Church

2/2/1974: Marialis Cultus by Pope Paul VI
Apostolic Exhortation: For the Right Ordering and Development of Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary

3/25/1987: Redemptoris Mater by Pope Bl. John Paul II
Encyclical: On the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Life of the Pilgrim Church

The Rosary

7/15/1569: Consueverunt Romani by Pope St. Pius V [Partial]
Declaration: Call to Prayer

9/1/1883: Supremi Apostolatus Officio by Pope Leo XIII
Encyclical: On Devotion of the Rosary

8/30/1884: Superiore anno by Pope Leo XIII
Encyclical: On the Recitation of the Rosary

9/20/1887: Vi è ben noto by Pope Leo XIII
Encyclical: On the Rosary and Public Life [Italy]

9/22/1891: Octobri mense by Pope Leo XIII
Encyclical: On the Rosary

9/8/1892: Magnae Dei Matris by Pope Leo XIII
Encyclical: On the Rosary

9/8/1893: Laetitiae Sanctae by Pope Leo XIII
Encyclical: Commending Devotion to the Rosary

9/18/1894: Iucunda Semper Expectatione by Pope Leo XIII
Encyclical: On the Rosary

9/5/1895: Adiutricem by Pope Leo XIII
Encyclical: On the Rosary

9/20/1896: Fidentem piumque animum by Pope Leo XIII
Encyclical: On the Rosary

9/12/1897: Augustissimae Virginis Mariae by Pope Leo XIII
Encyclical: On the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary

9/5/1898: Diuturni Temporis by Pope Leo XIII
Encyclical: On the Rosary

9/29/1937: Ingravescentibus Malis by Pope Pius XI
Encyclical: On the Rosary

9/15/1951: Ingruentium Malorum by Ven. Pope Pius XII
Encyclical: On Reciting the Rosary

9/26/1959: Grata Recordatio by Pope Bl. John XXIII
Encyclical: On the Rosary: Prayer for the Church, Missions, International, and Social Problems

9/15/1966: Christi Matri by Pope Paul VI
Encyclical: For Peace During October

10/7/1969: Recurrens Mensis October by Pope Paul VI
Apostolic Exhortation: Praying the Rosary for Peace

10/16/2002: Rosarium Virginis Mariae by Pope Bl. John Paul II
Apostolic Letter: On the Most Holy Rosary

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