Orientales omnes Ecclesiae

The encyclical Orientales omnes Ecclesia was on 23 December 1945 by Pope Pius XII. published their occasion is the 350th anniversary of the unification of the Ruthenian Church with the Apostolic See. This gave rise to 1595/96 the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church. The Pope essentially describes the historical, theological and liturgical developments of the Eastern Churches, including, since 1595 the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church belongs.

The focus of his encyclical is the historical description, about the merger:

  • Before it came in Brest ( Belarus ) in 1596 to the Church Union of Brest, but long and difficult negotiations were necessary. It was first signed a " Memorandum of Understanding on the union " on June 22, 1595 by all the bishops of the Ruthenian Church, which in September 1595 by Cyril Terletski ( Bishop of Lutsk ) and Hypatius Pociei ( Bishop of Vladimir) passed in a papal audience in Rome been.
  • Pope Clement VIII took over this document and handed it to the papal court for review. On December 23, 1595 the actual day of the Association, laid the bishops present in front of their sympathetic account and on behalf of all the bishops of the Ruthenian Church put their emissaries allegiance to the Pope from. This event was written and promulgated by the Apostolic Constitution " Dominus et lauda bilis nimis ".
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