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Si convenit (latin: if it is appropriate) is a papal bull made by Pope Alexander VI in December 19, 1496.
It was written extolling the virtues of Queen Isabella I of Castille and King Ferdinand II of Aragón. It thanked them for their service to the Roman Catholic Church and conferred on them the Catholic title as a special distinction to signal the Church's respect and gratefulness.
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[edit]The bull praises the Monarchs of Spain, and lists the achievements that, from the point of view of the Consistory makes them deserving of the 'Catholic' epithet. Mainly it delves into their defense and spread of Church doctrine and faith through bloodshed and violence.
Specifically, the bull points out the union of different Spanish kingdoms, the Reconquista, the Alhambra Decree, their close relationship and defense of the Pontificate States and the Kingdom of Naples (both closely related to the Crown of Aragón territory at the time) and their armed struggle against the Ottoman empire.[1]
It has been noted[2] that despite the focus on spreading the Catholic faith, the peaceful efforts of missionaries in the new Spanish territories to do so did not merit a mention. The text focuses almost exclusively on the Spanish Crown succeeding at punishing the "enemies of the faith" and the future campaigns of the Catholic Monarchs in Africa.
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[edit]- ^ "Conclusión: La actualidad de Isabel la Católica". Isabel la Católica en la producción teatral española del siglo XVII: 172–180. 2008-04-17. doi:10.1017/9781846156489.005.
- ^ "De la concesión del título de "católicos" a Isabel y Fernando: la bula "Si convenit" de Alejandro VI" (in Spanish). 2015-05-31.