{{Infobox Encyclical, name=Vi è ben noto, language=Italian, translation=You are well aware, pope=Leo XIII, papal_coat_of_arms=C o a Leone XIII.svg, date=20 September 1887, argument=On the Rosary and Public Life, pages=, number=22 of 85, web_la=, web_en=https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_20091887_vi-e-ben-noto.html, before=Pergrata Nobis, after=Officio Sanctissimo
''Vi è ben noto'' is an encyclical of
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII ( it, Leone XIII; born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was the head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 to his death in July 1903. Living until the age of 93, he was the second-old ...
, dated 20 September 1887, written to the Italian Episcopate for the dedication of the entire month of October to the prayer of the
Holy Rosary Holy Rosary may refer to:
* Rosary, a set of prayer beads used in a traditional Roman Catholic devotion
* The Holy Rosary, a prayer based on the rosary
See also
* Holy Rosary Academy (disambiguation), one of several Roman Catholic schools with ...
in order to improve the situation of the Church in Italy and the freedom of the Pontiff.
"It cannot be concealed that, although thanks to the mercy of God religious feeling is strong and widely spread among Italians, nevertheless by the evil influence of men and the times
religious indifference
Indifferentism is the belief held by some that no one religion or philosophy is superior to another.
Religious indifferentism is to be distinguished from political indifferentism. Political indifferentism relates to the policy of a State that tr ...
is on the increase, and hence there is a lessening of that respect and filial love for the Church which was the glory of our ancestors and in which they placed their highest ambition." He urged the bishops to encourage among their parishioners an "open and sincere profession of the faith and teaching of Jesus Christ, casting aside all human respect, and considering before all things the interest of religion and the salvation of souls."Pope Leo XIII. ''Vi è ben noto'', §3, 20 September 1887, Libreria Editrice Vaticana /ref> Leo invokes Mary under the title "Queen of the Rosary", and raised the classification of
Feast of the Rosary
''Feast of the Rosary'' (German: ''Rosenkranzfest'') is a 1506 oil painting by Albrecht Dürer, now in the National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic. According to Czechoslovakian art historian Jaroslav Pešina, it is "probably the most superb pai ...