Divini illius Magistri

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Divini illius Magistri
Latin for 'of that divine Teacher'
Encyclical of Pope Pius XI
Coat of arms of Pope Pius XI
Signature date 31 December 1929
SubjectOn Christian education
Number15 of 31 of the pontificate
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Divini illius Magistri (lit. 'Of that divine Teacher') is an encyclical issued by Pope Pius XI in 1929 that concerns the education of Christian youth. Implicitly criticizing the educational policies of Fascist Italy, the document argues that the family and the Church have rights, over and above the state, to determine a child's course of education.[1][2]

The document opposes coeducation at all ages of instruction, "particularly in the most delicate and decisive period of formation, that, namely, of adolescence".[3][4] The prohibition of coeducation, which was also found in the 1917 Code of Canon Law, was lifted in the 1983 Code of Canon Law.[1]

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References

  1. Hancock, Curtis L. (2010). "Divini Illius Magistri". In Fastiggi, Robert L. (ed.). New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplement. Gale.
  2. Wolff, Richard J. (1980). "Catholicism, Fascism and Italian Education from the Riforma Gentile to the Carta Della Scuola 1922-1939". History of Education Quarterly. 20 (1): 14–15.
  3. Albisetti, James C. (1999). "Catholics and Coeducation: Rhetoric and Reality in Europe before Divini Illius Magistri". Paedagogica Historica. 35 (3).
  4. Pius XI (1929). Divini illius Magistri. Vatican.va. no. 68.