# Sublimis Deus (1537)

URL: https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1537-sublimis-deus
Location: Rome
Themes: Papacy

Pope Paul III declares that the Indigenous peoples of the Americas must not be enslaved. At this point in the timeline (1537), the Bishop of Rome was Pope Paul III (13 October 1534 – 10 November 1549).

## Why it matters
Sublimis Deus mattered because it shaped the authority, policy or public role of the papacy and the Catholic Church.

Pope at the time: [Pope Paul III](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-paul-iii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Sublimis Deus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublimis_Deus)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Sublimis Deus](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Sublimis+Deus)
- [Wikipedia — Reformation (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformation)