Gravissimum Educationis

E30381

Gravissimum Educationis is the Second Vatican Council’s declaration on Christian education, outlining the Church’s principles and priorities for schooling and the formation of the human person.


Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic Church magisterial document
Second Vatican Council document
conciliar declaration
addresses Catholic parents
bishops
civil authorities
educators
approvedBy Second Vatican Council
belongsToCouncil Second Vatican Council
callsFor Catholic presence in universities and scientific research
access of the poor to education
formation of teachers imbued with Christian doctrine
support and promotion of Catholic schools
citationStyle GE
documentNumberInCouncil one of the sixteen documents of Vatican II
emphasizes access to education for all social classes
importance of Catholic schools
integral human development
moral and religious formation
role of the family in education
teacher responsibility and formation
universal right to education
hasAuthorityLevel pastoral, not dogmatic
hasEnglishTitle Gravissimum Educationis
surface form: "Declaration on Christian Education"
hasLatinTitle Gravissimum Educationis
inForceIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: "Catholic Church"
issuedBy Second Vatican Council
language Latin
partOf Vatican II pastoral renewal
promulgatedBy Pope Paul VI
promulgationDate 1965-10-28
promulgationPlace St. Peter's Basilica
recognizes legitimate autonomy of earthly affairs in education
plurality of educational systems
relatedTo Dignitatis Humanae
Gaudium et Spes
Lumen Gentium
subject Catholic schools
Christian education
collaboration between Church and civil society in education
formation of the human person
higher education and universities
religious freedom in education
rights of parents in education
seminaries and priestly formation
teaches Christ is the center of Christian education
education should be ordered to the ultimate end of the human person
the Church has a proper and necessary role in education
typeOfDocument declaration

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gravissimum Educationis hasEnglishTitle Gravissimum Educationis
this entity surface form: "Declaration on Christian Education"
Gravissimum Educationis hasLatinTitle Gravissimum Educationis
Second Vatican Council producedDocument Gravissimum Educationis