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{{Infobox Encyclical, name=Superiore anno, language=Latin, translation=Last year, pope=Leo XIII, papal_coat_of_arms=C o a Leone XIII.svg, date=30 August 1884, argument=On the Recitation of the Rosary, pages=, number=15 of 85, web_la=, web_en=https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_30081884_superiore-anno.html, before=Humanum Genus, after=Immortale Dei''Superiore anno'' is an
encyclical
An encyclical was originally a circular letter sent to all the churches of a particular area in the ancient Roman Church. At that time, the word could be used for a letter sent out by any bishop. The word comes from the Late Latin (originally fr ...
by
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII ( it, Leone XIII; born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was the head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 to his death in July 1903. Living until the age of 93, he was the second-ol ...
, issued on August 30, 1884, on the recitation of the
Rosary. It was signed a year after ''
Supremi apostolatus officio
''Supremi apostolatus officio'' (''The Supreme Apostolic Office''), commonly referred to as "On Devotion of the Rosary", is the first of a number of encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII on the Rosary. It was issued on September 1, 1883, encouraging the p ...
''.
Pope Leo reiterated the exhortation expressed in the previous year's ''Supremi apostolatus officio'' that special rosary devotions be conducted throughout the month of October, particularly in light of the recent outbreak of cholera spreading from the ports. He further modified the previous year's decree, "As We desire also to consult the interests of those who live in country districts, and are hindered, especially in the month of October, by their agricultural labours, We permit all We have above decreed, and also the holy Indulgences gainable in the month of October, to be postponed to the following months of November or December, according to the prudent decision of the Ordinaries."
Pope Leo XIII, ''Superiore anno'', §5
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See also
* List of encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII on the Rosary
During his pontificate, Pope Leo XIII wrote twelve encyclicals on the Rosary
The Rosary (; la, , in the sense of "crown of roses" or "garland of roses"), also known as the Dominican Rosary, or simply the Rosary, refers to a set of prayer ...
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''Superiore anno''