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Chirographus

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

(litterae autographlae) A personal papal letter, usually treating a contemporary event of grave concern, as those addressed to Cardinal Gasparri on Holy Saturday, 1926, about Mexico; and on Corpus Christi, 1929, about Mussolini.

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Entry for 'Chirographus'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​c/chirographus.html. 1910.