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Aeterni Patris Latin for 'Of the Eternal Father' Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII | |
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Signature date | 4 August 1879 |
Subject | On the restoration of Christian Philosophy |
Number | 3 of 85 of the pontificate |
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Aeterni Patris (English: Of the Eternal Father) was an encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII in August 1879.[1] It was subtitled "On the Restoration of Christian Philosophy in Catholic Schools in the Spirit (ad mentem) of the Angelic Doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas". The aim of the encyclical was to advance the revival of Scholastic philosophy.