Encyclical map
313 papal encyclicals from Benedict XIV's Ubi Primum (1740) to Leo XIV, placed by year of promulgation (horizontal) and doctrinal weight (vertical, a proxy for a text's standing in current teaching), coloured by doctrinal family and linked by 104 lines of influence — where one encyclical expressly commemorates, cites, or continues another. For every encyclical with its thesis, subjects and main ideas, see the encyclicals list.
Each point is a encyclical (x = birth year, y = approximate influence, a prominence proxy). Hover a name to trace its connections — arrows point from a thinker to those they shaped; red dashed lines mark critical reactions, grey lines positive influence. Click a point for Wikipedia, and use the legend to filter traditions.