However, Pope Paul III forbade enslavement of the native Americans in 1537 in his papal bull Sublimus Dei.

On 2 June 1537, Paul III promulgated the papal bull Sublimus Dei against the enslavement of the indigenous peoples of the continent of America.

* Sublimus Dei

The papal bull Sublimus Dei of 1537, to which Spain was committed, also officially banned slavery, but it was rescinded a year after its promulgation.

In 1537 pope Paul III condemned " unjust " enslavement of non-Christians in Sublimus Dei but he sanctioned slavery in Rome in 1545, the enslavement of Henry VIII in 1547 and the purchase of Muslim slaves in 1548.

# redirect Sublimus Dei

The bull is cited at times as evidence of a strong condemnation by the church of slavery in general, but scholars point out that Paul sanctioned slavery elsewhere after the issuing of Sublimus Dei.

Stogre ( 1992 ) notes that " Sublimus Dei " is not present in Denzinger, the authoritative compendium of official teachings of the Catholic Church, and that the executing brief for it (" Pastorale officium ") was annulled the following year.

According to Falkowski ( 2002 ) " Sublimus Dei " had the effect of revoking the bull of Pope Alexander VI " Inter Caetera " but still leaving the colonizers the duty of converting the native people.

Father Gustavo Gutierrez describes " Sublimus Dei " as the most important papal document relating to the condition of native Indians and that it was addressed to all Christians.

* Text of Sublimus Dei

es: Sublimus Dei

id: Sublimus Dei

no: Sublimus Dei

sl: Sublimus Dei

In response, Paul issued " Sublimus Deus " on June 2, 1537.

The wording of Sublimus dei was a general pronouncement, framed in terms that applied not only to Indians but to all unknown peoples.

Sicilian coin of Charles's, bearing the inscription Karolus Dei gracia Sicilie rex around the king's image and that of Ducatus Apulie / Pricipat Capue around: File: Image-Blason Sicile Péninsulaire. svg | his coat-of-arms, referring to the Duchy of Apulia and the Principality of Capua, the two mainland provinces of the kingdom. From the Cabinet des Médailles

The Company's motto is De Praescientia Dei, Latin for From the Foreknowledge of God.

From its beginnings, this Institution has in fact striven, not only to illuminate with new lights the mission of the laity in the Church and in society, but also to put it into practice .” Ut Sit, November 1982 ( the apostolic constitution by which Opus Dei was made a personal prelature of the Catholic Church in accord with Code of Canon Law sections 294-97 ).

From 1912 to 1936, under George V, it read " Dei Gra Rex Et Ind Imp " which stands for Dei Gratia Rex et Indiae Imperator which means " By the Grace of God, King and Emperor of India ".

From 1937 to 1947 under the reign of George VI, it read either " Dei Gra Rex Et Ind Imp " as before or was abbreviated " D. G. Rex Et Ind Imp ".

From 1947 to 1952, still under George VI, after the confederation of India, they read " Dei Gratia Rex ".

From 1952 until 1964, it read " Dei Gratia Regina " under Queen Elizabeth II.

According to the Apostolic Constitution Ut sit issued by John Paul II: “ From its beginnings, this ( Opus Dei ) has in fact striven, not only to illuminate with new lights the mission of the laity in the Church and in society, but also to put it into practice ; it has also endeavored to put into practice the teaching of the universal call to sanctity, and to promote at all levels of society the sanctification of ordinary work, and by means of ordinary work.

From: Communications Office of Opus Dei in Rome

From its early association with the far-right Franco regime in Spain, Opus Dei has been associated with ultra-right wing regimes.

Later that year, he returned to Zaragoza and painted parts of the cupolas of the Basilica of the Pillar ( including Adoration of the Name of God ), a cycle of frescoes in the monastic church of the Charterhouse of Aula Dei, and the frescoes of the Sobradiel Palace.

* De Opificio Dei (" The Works of God "), an apologetic work, written in 303 or 304 during Diocletian's persecution, and dedicated to a former pupil, a rich Christian named Demetrianius.

* De Ira Dei (" On the Wrath of God "), directed against the Stoics and Epicureans, dealing with anthropomorphic deities.

* 1928 – The " Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God ", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá.

Augustine also preached that one was not a member of his or her city, but was either a citizen of the City of God ( Civitas Dei ) or the City of Man ( Civitas Terrena ).

Papal bulls are headed N. Episcopus Servus Servorum Dei (" Name, Bishop, Servant of the Servants of God ").

This led to murmuring that the gods of Paganism had taken greater care of the city than that of the Christian God, inspiring St Augustine to write The City of God, alternative title " De Civitate Dei contra Paganos: The City of God against the Pagans ", in which he claimed that whilst the great ' city of Man ' had fallen, Christians were ultimately citizens of the ' city of God.

* Chapter 47 requires the abbot to call the brothers to the " work of God " ( Opus Dei ) in choir, and to appoint chanters and readers.

As King of England, Richard was styled Dei Gratia Rex Angliae et Franciae et Dominus Hiberniae ( by the Grace of God, King of England and France and Lord of Ireland ).

* Augustine of Hippo publishes the De Civitate Dei, City of God.

Opening text of City of God ( book ) | De Civitate Dei

* Augustine of Hippo, age 59, begins to writes his spiritual book De Civitate Dei ( City of God ) as a reply to the charge that Christianity was responsible for the decline of the Roman Empire.

The grip bears the symbols of two of the Four Evangelists: the lion of Saint Mark, the ox of Saint Luke, as well as an Agnus Dei ( Lamb of God ).

The phrase " Dei Verbum " is Latin for " Word of God " and is taken from the first line of the document, as is customary for titles of major Catholic documents.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, and to Lo Zingarelli, the word duomo derives from the Latin word " domus ", meaning house, as a cathedral is the " house of God ", or domus Dei.

The sign of peace is exchanged and then the " Lamb of God " (" Agnus Dei " in Latin ) litany is sung or recited, while the priest breaks the host and places a piece in the main chalice ; this is known as the rite of fraction and commingling.

A Croat ( coin ) | croat minted at Barcelona, bearing the image of Peter and the words Petrus Dei gracia rex ( Peter by the grace of God king ) and civitas Barcenona ( city of Barelona )

She was a patron of the new learning, like many Renaissance nobles: Gentian Hervet translated Erasmus ' de immensa misericordia Dei ( The Great Mercy of God ) into English for her.

A French denier | denier of Hugh Capet when he was Duke of France, calling him " duke by the grace of God " ( Dux Dei Gratia ).

Opus Dei is Latin for Work of God ; hence the organization is often referred to by members and supporters as the Work.

The newly combined school will be known as Mater Dei, Latin for " Mother of God.

In response, Ratramnus composed the two-book work On the Predestination of God ( De Praedestinatione Dei ), in which he defended double predestination, while objecting to the notion of predestination to sin.