Documents of the Second Vatican Council
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The Documents of the Second Vatican Council are the collection of official constitutions, decrees, and declarations issued by the Catholic Church’s 21st ecumenical council (1962–1965), which reshaped modern Catholic theology, liturgy, and church–world relations.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Documents of the Second Vatican Council Context triple: [Dei Verbum, partOf, Documents of the Second Vatican Council]
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Sacrosanctum Concilium
Sacrosanctum Concilium is the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, which initiated major reforms in Catholic worship, including greater use of vernacular languages and active participation by the laity.
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Lumen Gentium
Lumen Gentium is a key dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church that articulates its self-understanding, especially the nature and mission of the Church, as defined by the Second Vatican Council.
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Gaudium et Spes
Gaudium et Spes is a major pastoral constitution of the Catholic Church that articulates the Second Vatican Council’s vision of the Church’s role and mission in the modern world.
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Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council was a major 20th-century ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church that introduced significant reforms in liturgy, church governance, and the Church’s engagement with the modern world.
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Concilio et Labore
Concilio et Labore is the Latin motto of Manchester City Council, traditionally translated as "By wisdom and effort" or "By counsel and hard work."
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Target entity: Documents of the Second Vatican Council Target entity description: The Documents of the Second Vatican Council are the collection of official constitutions, decrees, and declarations issued by the Catholic Church’s 21st ecumenical council (1962–1965), which reshaped modern Catholic theology, liturgy, and church–world relations.
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A.
Sacrosanctum Concilium
Sacrosanctum Concilium is the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, which initiated major reforms in Catholic worship, including greater use of vernacular languages and active participation by the laity.
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B.
Lumen Gentium
Lumen Gentium is a key dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church that articulates its self-understanding, especially the nature and mission of the Church, as defined by the Second Vatican Council.
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C.
Gaudium et Spes
Gaudium et Spes is a major pastoral constitution of the Catholic Church that articulates the Second Vatican Council’s vision of the Church’s role and mission in the modern world.
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Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council was a major 20th-century ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church that introduced significant reforms in liturgy, church governance, and the Church’s engagement with the modern world.
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E.
Concilio et Labore
Concilio et Labore is the Latin motto of Manchester City Council, traditionally translated as "By wisdom and effort" or "By counsel and hard work."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of ecclesiastical documents
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magisterial documents ⓘ |
| author | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| councilNumber | 21st ecumenical council ⓘ |
| endTime | 1965 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
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Sacrosanctum Concilium ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy Sacrosanctum Concilium
Declaration on Christian Education ⓘ Gravissimum Educationis ⓘ
surface form:
Declaration on Christian Education Gravissimum Educationis
Declaratio de Libertate Religiosa ⓘ
surface form:
Declaration on Religious Freedom
Dignitatis Humanae ⓘ
surface form:
Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae
Nostra Aetate ⓘ
surface form:
Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions
Nostra Aetate ⓘ
surface form:
Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions Nostra Aetate
Decree on Ecumenism ⓘ Decree on Ecumenism ⓘ
surface form:
Decree on Ecumenism Unitatis Redintegratio
Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests ⓘ
surface form:
Decree on Priestly Training
Optatam Totius ⓘ
surface form:
Decree on Priestly Training Optatam Totius
Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity ⓘ Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity ⓘ
surface form:
Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity Apostolicam Actuositatem
Decree on the Appropriate Renewal of Religious Life ⓘ Perfectae Caritatis ⓘ
surface form:
Decree on the Appropriate Renewal of Religious Life Perfectae Caritatis
Decree on the Catholic Eastern Churches ⓘ Decree on the Catholic Eastern Churches ⓘ
surface form:
Decree on the Catholic Eastern Churches Orientalium Ecclesiarum
Decree on the Church’s Missionary Activity ⓘ Decree on the Church’s Missionary Activity ⓘ
surface form:
Decree on the Church’s Missionary Activity Ad Gentes
Decree on the Church’s Missionary Activity ⓘ
surface form:
Decree on the Church’s Missionary Activity Ad Gentes Divinitus
Decree on the Means of Social Communication ⓘ Decree on the Means of Social Communication ⓘ
surface form:
Decree on the Means of Social Communication Inter Mirifica
Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests ⓘ Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests ⓘ
surface form:
Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests Presbyterorum Ordinis
Christus Dominus ⓘ
surface form:
Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops Christus Dominus
Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops in the Church ⓘ Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum ⓘ
surface form:
Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation
Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum ⓘ
surface form:
Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation Dei Verbum
Dogmatic Constitution on the Church ⓘ Lumen Gentium ⓘ
surface form:
Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Lumen Gentium
Gaudium et Spes ⓘ
surface form:
Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World
Gaudium et Spes ⓘ
surface form:
Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World Gaudium et Spes
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| hasType |
constitutions
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declarations ⓘ decrees ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| locationOfPromulgation | Vatican City ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy |
Pope John XXIII
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Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Catholic Church worldwide
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| startTime | 1962 ⓘ |
| subject |
Catholic liturgy
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Catholic theology ⓘ Church–world relations ⓘ |
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Vatican II documents
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Vatican II documents
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Second Vatican Council corpus
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Vatican II decrees
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Second Vatican Council documents
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Vatican II documents
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Lumen Gentium
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documents of the Second Vatican Council
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corpus of Vatican II documents
Constitutio pastoralis de Ecclesia in mundo huius temporis
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Vatican II constitutions
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