encyclical Quas Primas

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magisterial document papal encyclical

Encyclical *Quas Primas* is a 1925 papal letter by Pope Pius XI that established the Feast of Christ the King and emphasized Christ’s sovereignty over all aspects of life and society.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
encyclical Quas Primas canonical	2
encyclical Quas primas	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1157997 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: encyclical Quas Primas
Context triple: [Solemnity of Christ the King, institutedByDocument, encyclical Quas Primas]

A. encyclical Redemptor Hominis
Redemptor Hominis is the first papal encyclical of Pope John Paul II, outlining his vision of Christ-centered human dignity and the mission of the Church in the modern world.
B. Apostolic Letter Sedula Mater
Apostolic Letter Sedula Mater is a papal document by which the Catholic Church formally established the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life as part of its Roman Curia reform.
C. Aeterni Patris
Aeterni Patris is an 1879 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that called for the revival and promotion of Thomistic philosophy as the foundation of Catholic intellectual life.
D. Apostolic Constitution "Praedicate Evangelium"
The Apostolic Constitution "Praedicate Evangelium" is a major 2022 reform document by Pope Francis that reorganizes the Roman Curia and redefines the structure and functions of Vatican departments.
E. Providentissimus Deus
Providentissimus Deus is an 1893 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that addresses the study and interpretation of Sacred Scripture in the Catholic Church.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: encyclical Quas Primas
Target entity description: Encyclical *Quas Primas* is a 1925 papal letter by Pope Pius XI that established the Feast of Christ the King and emphasized Christ’s sovereignty over all aspects of life and society.

A. encyclical Redemptor Hominis
Redemptor Hominis is the first papal encyclical of Pope John Paul II, outlining his vision of Christ-centered human dignity and the mission of the Church in the modern world.
B. Apostolic Letter Sedula Mater
Apostolic Letter Sedula Mater is a papal document by which the Catholic Church formally established the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life as part of its Roman Curia reform.
C. Aeterni Patris
Aeterni Patris is an 1879 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that called for the revival and promotion of Thomistic philosophy as the foundation of Catholic intellectual life.
D. Apostolic Constitution "Praedicate Evangelium"
The Apostolic Constitution "Praedicate Evangelium" is a major 2022 reform document by Pope Francis that reorganizes the Roman Curia and redefines the structure and functions of Vatican departments.
E. Providentissimus Deus
Providentissimus Deus is an 1893 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that addresses the study and interpretation of Sacred Scripture in the Catholic Church.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	magisterial document ⓘ papal encyclical ⓘ
author	Pope Pius XI ⓘ
callsFor	public worship of Christ the King ⓘ renewal of Christian social order ⓘ
commemorates	universal kingship of Christ ⓘ
condemns	denial of Christ’s social kingship ⓘ laicism ⓘ secularism ⓘ
documentType	doctrinal encyclical ⓘ social encyclical ⓘ
emphasizes	Christ’s sovereignty over all aspects of life ⓘ Christ’s sovereignty over economic order ⓘ Christ’s sovereignty over political order ⓘ Christ’s sovereignty over social order ⓘ duty of societies to recognize Christ ⓘ
established	Feast of Christ the King ⓘ linked to: Solemnity of Christ the King
feastInitiallyObservedOn	last Sunday of October ⓘ
hasEnglishTitle	In the First ⓘ
influenced	Catholic social teaching on Christ’s kingship ⓘ
intendedAudience	bishops of the Catholic Church ⓘ clergy ⓘ lay faithful ⓘ
issuedBy	Holy See ⓘ Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
language	Latin ⓘ
liturgicalEffect	institution of the Feast of Christ the King ⓘ
papacyOf	Pope Pius XI ⓘ
partOf	Catholic social doctrine corpus ⓘ
pontificateContext	post–World War I period ⓘ rise of secular states in Europe ⓘ
promulgatedBy	Pope Pius XI ⓘ
publicationDate	1925-12-11 ⓘ
relatedFeast	Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe ⓘ linked to: Solemnity of Christ the King
subject	Christ the King ⓘ linked to: Solemnity of Christ the King Christ’s sovereignty over individuals ⓘ Christ’s sovereignty over society ⓘ Christ’s sovereignty over states ⓘ kingship of Christ ⓘ liturgical feast ⓘ social kingship of Christ ⓘ
theologicalTheme	Christ’s authority over civil rulers ⓘ Christ’s rights over nations ⓘ kingship of Christ over all creation ⓘ primacy of Christ in public and private life ⓘ public recognition of Christ ⓘ reign of Christ in society ⓘ relationship between Church and state ⓘ
titleLanguage	Latin ⓘ
year	1925 ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Solemnity of Christ the King → institutedByDocument → encyclical Quas Primas ⓘ

Sollemnitas Domini Nostri Iesu Christi Universorum Regis → institutedByDocument → encyclical Quas primas ⓘ

subject linked to: Latin: Sollemnitas Domini Nostri Iesu Christi Universorum Regis

linked to: encyclical Quas Primas

Catholic integralism → influencedBy → encyclical Quas Primas ⓘ