The Mystery of the Church
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"The Mystery of the Church" is the opening chapter of the Second Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution *Lumen Gentium*, which explores the Church’s nature as a divine, sacramental reality in history.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Mystery of the Church canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1389489 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mystery of the Church Context triple: [Lumen Gentium, chapterTitle, The Mystery of the Church]
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A.
The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross is a 1932 pre-Code historical drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, set in ancient Rome and known for its lavish spectacle and controversial, risqué content.
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B.
Three Priests
Three Priests are a group of clergymen in T. S. Eliot’s play "Murder in the Cathedral" who comment on and react to the political and spiritual crisis surrounding Archbishop Thomas Becket.
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C.
The Sign and the Seal
The Sign and the Seal is a speculative non-fiction book by Graham Hancock that investigates the history and possible whereabouts of the biblical Ark of the Covenant.
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D.
The Crimson Circle
The Crimson Circle is a 1922 crime novel by Edgar Wallace centered on a secret extortion ring that blackmails wealthy victims under threat of death.
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E.
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat is a famous 1856 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt depicting a lone goat symbolically burdened with the sins of the people in a desolate landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mystery of the Church Target entity description: "The Mystery of the Church" is the opening chapter of the Second Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution *Lumen Gentium*, which explores the Church’s nature as a divine, sacramental reality in history.
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A.
The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross is a 1932 pre-Code historical drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, set in ancient Rome and known for its lavish spectacle and controversial, risqué content.
-
B.
Three Priests
Three Priests are a group of clergymen in T. S. Eliot’s play "Murder in the Cathedral" who comment on and react to the political and spiritual crisis surrounding Archbishop Thomas Becket.
-
C.
The Sign and the Seal
The Sign and the Seal is a speculative non-fiction book by Graham Hancock that investigates the history and possible whereabouts of the biblical Ark of the Covenant.
-
D.
The Crimson Circle
The Crimson Circle is a 1922 crime novel by Edgar Wallace centered on a secret extortion ring that blackmails wealthy victims under threat of death.
-
E.
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat is a famous 1856 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt depicting a lone goat symbolically burdened with the sins of the people in a desolate landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapter
ⓘ
theological text ⓘ |
| authoritativeStatus | magisterial teaching ⓘ |
| belongsToCorpus | Vatican II documents ⓘ |
| belongsToCouncil | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| belongsToDocumentType | dogmatic constitution ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
divine origin of the Church
ⓘ
historical presence of the Church ⓘ mission of the Church in the world ⓘ relationship between Church and humanity ⓘ sacramental structure of the Church ⓘ |
| conciliarDocumentGenre | dogmatic ecclesiology ⓘ |
| councilDocumentSectionOf | Second Vatican Council ecclesiology ⓘ |
| ecclesiologicalPerspective |
Trinitarian ecclesiology
ⓘ
mystery-centered ecclesiology ⓘ sacramental ecclesiology ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | part of the universal Church’s magisterium ⓘ |
| hasNumber | Chapter 1 ⓘ |
| hasTitleInLatin | De Ecclesiae Mysterio ⓘ |
| includedIn | Acta Apostolicae Sedis ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| levelOfAuthority | dogmatic constitution of an ecumenical council ⓘ |
| openingChapterOf | Lumen Gentium ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Lumen Gentium ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| promulgationDate | 21 November 1964 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| setsFrameworkFor | subsequent chapters of Lumen Gentium ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
Catholic ecclesiology
ⓘ
systematic theology ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Church as sacrament
ⓘ
Church in salvation history ⓘ eschatological dimension of the Church ⓘ mystery of the Church ⓘ nature of the Church ⓘ relationship of Church to Christ ⓘ relationship of Church to the Holy Spirit ⓘ |
| treatsConcept |
Church as People of God
ⓘ
Church as mystery ⓘ Church as sacrament of salvation ⓘ Kingdom of God ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of God and the Church
Trinitarian origin of the Church ⓘ pilgrim Church ⓘ visible and invisible dimensions of the Church ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Catholic theological education
ⓘ
seminary formation programs ⓘ |
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Subject: The Mystery of the Church Description of subject: "The Mystery of the Church" is the opening chapter of the Second Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution *Lumen Gentium*, which explores the Church’s nature as a divine, sacramental reality in history.
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
Lumen Gentium