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Papal Brief Dominus Ac Redemptor

Name: Papal Brief Dominus Ac Redemptor
Start: 1773-07-21
Location: Rome

When: 21 July 1773
Where: Rome
Part of: Suppression of the Society of Jesus

Pope Clement XIV suppressed the Society as a fait accompli via the brief Dominus ac Redemptor on 21 July 1773 in Rome.

The papal brief Dominus ac Redemptor Noster was issued in Rome on 21 July 1773. This act suppressed the Society of Jesus, acceding to anti-Jesuit demands from various courts. The suppression was viewed as a political maneuver rather than a theological decision.

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Suppression of the Society of Jesus Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-24

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