In eminenti apostolatus specula
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In eminenti apostolatus specula is an 18th-century papal bull by Pope Clement XII best known for being the first formal papal condemnation of Freemasonry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| In eminenti apostolatus | 2 |
| In eminenti apostolatus specula canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: In eminenti apostolatus specula Context triple: [Pope Clement XII, issuedDocument, In eminenti apostolatus specula]
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Supremi Apostolatus Officio
Supremi Apostolatus Officio is an 1883 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that strongly promotes devotion to the Rosary as a means of addressing the spiritual and social challenges of the time.
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B.
Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul
"Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul" is a renowned multi-volume Orthodox Christian exegesis on the Pauline letters, authored by the 19th-century Russian bishop and spiritual writer St. Theophan the Recluse.
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Book II: Ecclesiarum Clypei
Book II: Ecclesiarum Clypei is a section of Cotton Mather’s historical work Magnalia Christi Americana that focuses on the defense and history of New England churches.
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Sublimis Deus
Sublimis Deus is a 1537 papal bull by Pope Paul III that declared the indigenous peoples of the Americas to be rational humans with souls who must not be enslaved.
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E.
Divinae Institutiones
Divinae Institutiones is an early 4th-century Christian apologetic work by Lactantius that systematically presents and defends Christian doctrine to a Roman audience.
- 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: In eminenti apostolatus specula Target entity description: In eminenti apostolatus specula is an 18th-century papal bull by Pope Clement XII best known for being the first formal papal condemnation of Freemasonry.
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A.
Supremi Apostolatus Officio
Supremi Apostolatus Officio is an 1883 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that strongly promotes devotion to the Rosary as a means of addressing the spiritual and social challenges of the time.
-
B.
Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul
"Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul" is a renowned multi-volume Orthodox Christian exegesis on the Pauline letters, authored by the 19th-century Russian bishop and spiritual writer St. Theophan the Recluse.
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C.
Book II: Ecclesiarum Clypei
Book II: Ecclesiarum Clypei is a section of Cotton Mather’s historical work Magnalia Christi Americana that focuses on the defense and history of New England churches.
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D.
Sublimis Deus
Sublimis Deus is a 1537 papal bull by Pope Paul III that declared the indigenous peoples of the Americas to be rational humans with souls who must not be enslaved.
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E.
Divinae Institutiones
Divinae Institutiones is an early 4th-century Christian apologetic work by Lactantius that systematically presents and defends Christian doctrine to a Roman audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic Church document
ⓘ
papal bull ⓘ |
| addresses | bishops and faithful of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | In eminenti ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Catholics who favor or promote Masonic societies
ⓘ
Catholics who join Masonic associations ⓘ |
| author | Pope Clement XII ⓘ |
| centuryOfIssue | 18th century ⓘ |
| citesAuthority | apostolic authority of the Roman Pontiff ⓘ |
| concerns | discipline of Catholics regarding secret societies ⓘ |
| condemns |
Freemasonry
ⓘ
linked to:
Freemasons
Masonic lodges ⓘ secret societies ⓘ |
| dateOfIssue | 1738-04-28 ⓘ |
| documentGenre | doctrinal and disciplinary decree ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | binding papal legislation at time of issue ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later Catholic teaching on Freemasonry
ⓘ
subsequent papal bulls against Freemasonry ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early spread of Freemasonry in Europe ⓘ |
| inCanonicalCollections | collections of papal bulls on secret societies ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Holy See
ⓘ
Papacy of Clement XII ⓘ
linked to:
Pope Clement XII
|
| issuedUnder | seal of the Fisherman ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | universal Church ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalEffect | excommunication latae sententiae for Catholics joining Masonic lodges ⓘ |
| legalForm | apostolic constitution in the form of a bull ⓘ |
| legalPenalty | incurs excommunication reserved to the Holy See ⓘ |
| notableFor | first formal papal condemnation of Freemasonry ⓘ |
| openingWords | In eminenti apostolatus specula ⓘ |
| papacy | pontificate of Clement XII ⓘ |
| placeOfIssue | Rome ⓘ |
| precedes | Providas romanorum ⓘ |
| prohibits |
attendance at Masonic meetings by Catholics
ⓘ
founding of Masonic lodges by Catholics ⓘ support or favor shown to Masonic societies by Catholics ⓘ |
| reasonForCondemnation |
oaths taken in Masonic lodges
ⓘ
potential threat to Church and civil authority ⓘ religious indifferentism attributed to Freemasonry ⓘ secrecy of Masonic societies ⓘ |
| religiousConcern | protection of Catholic faith and morals ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| subject | Freemasonry and the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
Catholic faithful
ⓘ
members of Masonic lodges ⓘ |
| threatens | automatic excommunication for Catholics who become Freemasons ⓘ |
| typeOfCondemnation | formal papal condemnation ⓘ |
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