''Gloriosae Dominae'' is an
Apostolic Letter by
Pope Benedict XIV
Pope Benedict XIV (; ; 31 March 1675 – 3 May 1758), born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 17 August 1740 to his death in May 1758. Pope Benedict X (1058–1059) is now con ...
issued on September 27, 1748.
In this Apostolic Letter
Pope Benedict XIV
Pope Benedict XIV (; ; 31 March 1675 – 3 May 1758), born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 17 August 1740 to his death in May 1758. Pope Benedict X (1058–1059) is now con ...
called the
Blessed Virgin Mary
Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, various titles such as Perpetual virginity ...
"Queen of heaven and earth," stated that the sovereign King has in some way communicated to her his ruling power. In it, Benedict also praised the
Sodality of Our Lady.
[University of Dayto]
This apostolic letter is quoted in
Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII (; born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli; 2 March 18769 October 1958) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death on 9 October 1958. He is the most recent p ...
's 1954 encyclical ''
Ad Caeli Reginam''.
This document is often referred to as "the Golden Bull", since the seal was of gold rather than the usual lead.
See also
*
Roman Catholic Mariology
Catholic Mariology is the systematic study of the person of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and of her place in the Economy of Salvation in Catholic theology. According to the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception taught by the Catholic Church, Mary ...
* ''
Ad Caeli Reginam''
Notes
Catholic Mariology
Documents of Pope Benedict XIV
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