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Dum Diversas (english: Until different) is a papal bull issued on 18 June 1452 by Pope Nicholas V. Addressed to Afonso V of Portugal, it recognized Portugal's rights to territories it had discovered along the West African coast, and the reduction of the infidels and non-Christians territories to perpetual vassals of the Christian monarch. [1]
Jul 23, 2018 · Pope Nicholas V issued the papal bull Dum Diversas on 18 June, 1452. It authorised Alfonso V of Portugal to reduce any “Saracens (Muslims) and pagans and any other unbelievers” to perpetual slavery. This facilitated the Portuguese slave trade from West Africa. The same pope wrote the bull Romanus Pontifex on January 5, 1455 to the same Alfonso.
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May 11, 2023 · On June 18, 1452, Pope Nicholas V, issues a statement (called a “papal bull”) called the Dum Diversas. The Dum Diversas gives King Alfonso V of Portugal permission to reduce any “nonbelievers” to perpetual slavery. The Portuguese take this and run, and begin enslaving West Africans, which gets beyond ugly very quickly. On January 5 ...
Mar 29, 2024 · pope (1447-1455) Founder: Vatican Apostolic Library. Nicholas V (born November 15, 1397, Sarzana, Republic of Genoa [Italy]—died March 24, 1455, Rome) was an influential Renaissance pope (reigned 1447–55) and founder of the Vatican Library. Soon after his election, he brought to an end the schism caused by rivalries between popes and councils.
Oct 11, 2023 · The Doctrine of Discovery (also known as the Discovery Doctrine) is articulated, first, by a papal bull issued in 1452, another in 1455, and the best-known in 1493, shortly after the 1492 expedition of Christopher Columbus and his 'discovery' of the so-called New World. The 1493 papal bull made clear the duty of Christian explorers to seize the ...
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Sep 23, 2018 · by the Christian Church in the form of Papal Bulls: Dum Diversas is a papal bull issued on 18 June 1452 by Pope Nicholas V. It authorized Afonso V of Portugal to conquer Saracens and pagans and consign them to "perpetual servitude." Pope Calixtus III reiterated the bull in 1456 with Inter Caetera, renewed by Pope
Jul 30, 2018 · Papal Bulls Papal Bulls that create the foundation of the Doctrine of Discovery Papal Bull Dum Diversas 18 June, 1452 English Quotations from Dum Diversas and the Latin original via google books; The Bull Romanus Pontifex (Nicholas V), January 8, 1454; The Bull Inter Caetera (Alexander VI), May 4, 1493; Expansion of Papal Bulls