Pope Leo XIII's papal encyclical on the subject of Freemasonry in Italy, known both by its Italian incipit Dall'alto dell'Apostolico Seggio and its Latin incipit Ab apostolici Solii celsitudine, was a promulgated on 15 October 1890.[1]
| Dall'alto dell'Apostolico Seggio Italian for 'From the height of the Apostolic Throne' EncyclicalofPope Leo XIII | |
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| Signature date | 15 October 1890 |
| Subject | On Freemasonry in Italy |
| Number | 34 of 85 of the pontificate |
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It dealt with Freemasonry in Italy, condemning the contemporary course of public affairs in Italy as the realization of the "Masonic programme". This "programme" was said to involve a "deadly hatred of the Church", the abolition of religious instruction in schools and the absolute independence of civil society from clerical influence.[2]
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