Third session of the Second Vatican Council
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The Third session of the Second Vatican Council was a key phase of the 1962–1965 Catholic Church council during which major documents on ecumenism and church reform were debated and promulgated.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Third session of the Second Vatican Council canonical | 5 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Third session of the Second Vatican Council Context triple: [Unitatis Redintegratio, approvedAtCouncilSession, Third session of the Second Vatican Council]
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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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First Vatican Council
The First Vatican Council was a 19th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church best known for defining the doctrine of papal infallibility and addressing issues of faith in the modern era.
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Fifth Lateran Council
The Fifth Lateran Council was the 18th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church, convened in Rome (1512–1517) to address church reform, condemn certain philosophical doctrines, and respond to emerging challenges on the eve of the Protestant Reformation.
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Documents of the Second Vatican Council
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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Synod of Bishops
The Synod of Bishops is the assembly of bishops in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa responsible for providing spiritual leadership, doctrinal guidance, and high-level governance within the province.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Third session of the Second Vatican Council Target entity description: The Third session of the Second Vatican Council was a key phase of the 1962–1965 Catholic Church council during which major documents on ecumenism and church reform were debated and promulgated.
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A.
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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B.
First Vatican Council
The First Vatican Council was a 19th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church best known for defining the doctrine of papal infallibility and addressing issues of faith in the modern era.
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C.
Fifth Lateran Council
The Fifth Lateran Council was the 18th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church, convened in Rome (1512–1517) to address church reform, condemn certain philosophical doctrines, and respond to emerging challenges on the eve of the Protestant Reformation.
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D.
Documents of the Second Vatican Council
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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E.
Synod of Bishops
The Synod of Bishops is the assembly of bishops in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa responsible for providing spiritual leadership, doctrinal guidance, and high-level governance within the province.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event
ⓘ
session of an ecumenical council ⓘ |
| convokedBy | Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| country | Vatican City ⓘ |
| dateOfPromulgationOfInterMirifica | 1963-12-04 (approved earlier, contextually received in this phase) ⓘ |
| dateOfPromulgationOfLumenGentium | 1964-11-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfPromulgationOfOrientaliumEcclesiarum | 1964-11-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfPromulgationOfUnitatisRedintegratio | 1964-11-21 ⓘ |
| documentTypePromulgated |
declaration
ⓘ
decree ⓘ dogmatic constitution ⓘ |
| endDate | 1964-11-21 ⓘ |
| focus |
Eastern Catholic Churches
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ecclesiology ⓘ ecumenism ⓘ social communications ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fourth session of the Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| follows | Second session of the Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ other modern languages ⓘ |
| hasObserver | non-Catholic Christian observers ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | Catholic bishops from around the world ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
collegiality of bishops
ⓘ
nature of the Church ⓘ relations with other Christian communities ⓘ role of Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ role of the laity ⓘ use of modern media in the Church ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Vatican City ⓘ |
| location | St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ |
| numberOfCouncilFathers | over 2000 ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | sessions of the Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| presidedBy | Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| promulgatedDocument |
Inter Mirifica
ⓘ
surface form:
Inter mirifica
Lumen Gentium ⓘ
surface form:
Lumen gentium
Orientalium Ecclesiarum ⓘ Unitatis Redintegratio ⓘ
surface form:
Unitatis redintegratio
|
| religiousCouncilNumber | 21st ecumenical council (phase of) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| significance |
definitive formulation of Vatican II ecclesiology
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first conciliar document on social communications ⓘ formal adoption of ecumenical principles ⓘ major phase of Catholic Church reform ⓘ recognition of the role of Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ |
| startDate | 1964-09-14 ⓘ |
| year | 1964 ⓘ |
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Subject: Third session of the Second Vatican Council Description of subject: The Third session of the Second Vatican Council was a key phase of the 1962–1965 Catholic Church council during which major documents on ecumenism and church reform were debated and promulgated.
Referenced by (5)
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subject surface form:
Lumen Gentium