Unitatis Redintegratio
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Unitatis Redintegratio is the Second Vatican Council’s landmark decree on ecumenism, outlining the Catholic Church’s principles and approach to promoting Christian unity.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Unitatis Redintegratio canonical | 9 |
| Unitatis redintegratio | 4 |
| Second Vatican Council decree Unitatis Redintegratio | 1 |
| Second Vatican Council decree Unitatis redintegratio | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Unitatis Redintegratio Context triple: [Second Vatican Council, producedDocument, Unitatis Redintegratio]
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A.
Novellae Constitutiones
Novellae Constitutiones are the later imperial laws and legal reforms issued mainly by Emperor Justinian I that supplemented and updated the earlier parts of the Corpus Juris Civilis in Byzantine Roman law.
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B.
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae is the 1540 papal bull by Pope Paul III that formally established and approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a religious order in the Catholic Church.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Unitatis Redintegratio Target entity description: Unitatis Redintegratio is the Second Vatican Council’s landmark decree on ecumenism, outlining the Catholic Church’s principles and approach to promoting Christian unity.
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A.
Novellae Constitutiones
Novellae Constitutiones are the later imperial laws and legal reforms issued mainly by Emperor Justinian I that supplemented and updated the earlier parts of the Corpus Juris Civilis in Byzantine Roman law.
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B.
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae is the 1540 papal bull by Pope Paul III that formally established and approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a religious order in the Catholic Church.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic magisterial document
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Second Vatican Council decree ⓘ ecumenical decree ⓘ |
| addresses |
Anglican communities
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Churches
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Protestant ecclesial communities ⓘ |
| affirms | one Church of Christ subsists in the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| aimsTo | promote restoration of full visible unity among Christians ⓘ |
| approvedAtCouncilSession | Third session of the Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
Second Vatican Council
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surface form:
Second Vatican Council bishops
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| belongsToCorpus |
Documents of the Second Vatican Council
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surface form:
Vatican II documents
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| callsFor |
accurate presentation of Catholic doctrine in ecumenical dialogue
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cooperation with other Christians in social and charitable works ⓘ |
| chapterCount | 3 ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism
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Ut Unum Sint ⓘ |
| citedIn | Catechism of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| defines | principles of Catholic ecumenism ⓘ |
| ecclesialAuthority |
universal Church
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surface form:
universal Catholic Church
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| encourages |
dialogue with other Christian communities
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prayer for Christian unity ⓘ spiritual ecumenism ⓘ |
| focusesOn | restoration of unity among all Christians ⓘ |
| genre | decree ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Decree on Ecumenism ⓘ |
| hasIncipit |
Unitatis Redintegratio
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Unitatis redintegratio
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| hasLatinTitle | Unitatis Redintegratio self-link ⓘ |
| influenced | post–Vatican II Catholic ecumenical practice ⓘ |
| issuedInContextOf | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginal | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | authoritative teaching of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| placeOfPromulgation |
St. Peter's Basilica
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surface form:
St Peter’s Basilica
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| promulgatedBy | Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| promulgatedByCouncil | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| promulgationDate | 1964-11-21 ⓘ |
| recognizes | elements of sanctification and truth outside the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| relatedDocument |
Gaudium et Spes
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Lumen Gentium ⓘ Nostra Aetate ⓘ |
| sectionCountApprox | 24 ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian unity
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ecumenism ⓘ |
| teaches |
hierarchy of truths in Catholic doctrine
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importance of renewal of the Church for unity ⓘ need for interior conversion for ecumenism ⓘ |
| warnsAgainst |
false irenicism
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indifferentism in matters of faith ⓘ |
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Subject: Unitatis Redintegratio Description of subject: Unitatis Redintegratio is the Second Vatican Council’s landmark decree on ecumenism, outlining the Catholic Church’s principles and approach to promoting Christian unity.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Second Vatican Council decree Unitatis redintegratio
the 1995 Catholic–Orthodox statement of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
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Unitatis Redintegratio
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subject surface form:
1995 Catholic–Orthodox statement of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
this entity surface form:
Second Vatican Council decree Unitatis Redintegratio
this entity surface form:
Unitatis redintegratio
this entity surface form:
Unitatis redintegratio
Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism
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Unitatis Redintegratio
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this entity surface form:
Unitatis redintegratio
subject surface form:
Ut unum sint
this entity surface form:
Unitatis redintegratio