Perfectae Caritatis
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Perfectae Caritatis is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that outlines the renewal and adaptation of religious life within the Catholic Church.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Perfectae Caritatis canonical | 4 |
| Christus Dominus | 1 |
| Decree on the Appropriate Renewal of Religious Life Perfectae Caritatis | 1 |
| Optatam Totius | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T229178 — 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: Perfectae Caritatis Context triple: [Second Vatican Council, producedDocument, Perfectae Caritatis]
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A.
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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B.
Redemptoris Custos
Redemptoris Custos is an apostolic exhortation by Pope John Paul II that reflects on the life and mission of Saint Joseph as guardian of the Redeemer and model of Christian fatherhood.
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C.
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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D.
Apostolic Constitution Humanae Salutis
Apostolic Constitution Humanae Salutis is the formal papal document issued by Pope John XXIII that officially convoked the Second Vatican Council and outlined its purposes.
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E.
Fratelli tutti
Fratelli tutti is Pope Francis’s 2020 encyclical that reflects on fraternity, social friendship, and the need for greater solidarity and justice in the modern world.
- 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: Perfectae Caritatis Target entity description: Perfectae Caritatis is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that outlines the renewal and adaptation of religious life within the Catholic Church.
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A.
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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B.
Redemptoris Custos
Redemptoris Custos is an apostolic exhortation by Pope John Paul II that reflects on the life and mission of Saint Joseph as guardian of the Redeemer and model of Christian fatherhood.
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C.
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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D.
Apostolic Constitution Humanae Salutis
Apostolic Constitution Humanae Salutis is the formal papal document issued by Pope John XXIII that officially convoked the Second Vatican Council and outlined its purposes.
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E.
Fratelli tutti
Fratelli tutti is Pope Francis’s 2020 encyclical that reflects on fraternity, social friendship, and the need for greater solidarity and justice in the modern world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic Church document
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Second Vatican Council decree ⓘ conciliar decree ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
adaptation to contemporary needs
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renewal according to the Gospel ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
religious institutes of diocesan right
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religious institutes of pontifical right ⓘ secular institutes of consecrated life ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| belongsToCouncil | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| callsFor |
adaptation of laws and customs
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discernment of obsolete practices ⓘ revision of constitutions and directories ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
adaptation of religious life
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evangelical counsels ⓘ religious institutes ⓘ renewal of religious life ⓘ secular institutes ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
adaptation of religious dress
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appropriate renewal of constitutions ⓘ community life in religious institutes ⓘ fidelity to the original charism ⓘ ongoing formation of religious ⓘ return to the spirit of the founders ⓘ union of contemplative and apostolic life ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityIn |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| hasEnglishTitle | Perfect Charity ⓘ |
| hasLatinTitle | Perfectae Caritatis self-link ⓘ |
| hasType | decree on religious life ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| issuedInCity | Rome ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | documents of the Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| promulgationDate | 1965-10-28 ⓘ |
| promulgationYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Apostolicam Actuositatem
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Gaudium et Spes ⓘ Lumen Gentium ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
adaptation to modern conditions
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apostolic religious life ⓘ charism of founders ⓘ cloistered contemplative life ⓘ formation of religious ⓘ observance of evangelical counsels ⓘ religious life in the Catholic Church ⓘ renewal of religious institutes ⓘ secular institutes in the Church ⓘ |
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Subject: Perfectae Caritatis Description of subject: Perfectae Caritatis is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that outlines the renewal and adaptation of religious life within the Catholic Church.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Christus Dominus
this entity surface form:
Optatam Totius
this entity surface form:
Decree on the Appropriate Renewal of Religious Life Perfectae Caritatis