Mystical Body of Christ
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The Mystical Body of Christ is a central Catholic doctrine that understands the Church as a living, spiritual organism united to Christ as its head and encompassing all the faithful as its members.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Body of Christ | 4 |
| Communion of Saints | 3 |
| Mystical Body of Christ canonical | 3 |
| Communion of saints | 1 |
| The Mystical Body of Christ | 1 |
| the Church Triumphant | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3815879 — 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: Mystical Body of Christ Context triple: [Mother of the Church, connectedToDoctrine, Mystical Body of Christ]
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A.
Inter Mirifica
Inter Mirifica is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that addresses the role, responsibilities, and moral use of social communications media in the life of the Church and society.
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B.
The Green Christ
The Green Christ is a lesser-known religious painting by Paul Gauguin that reinterprets the crucifixion scene with bold, unconventional colors and symbolism.
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C.
Mystagogia
Mystagogia is a theological work by Maximus the Confessor that offers a profound mystical and liturgical interpretation of the Christian church and its worship.
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D.
Holy Qurbana
Holy Qurbana is the principal Eucharistic liturgy in several Eastern Christian traditions, especially the Syriac churches, commemorating the Last Supper and Christ’s sacrifice through the consecration and sharing of bread and wine.
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E.
Pastor aeternus
Pastor aeternus is the 1870 dogmatic constitution of the First Vatican Council that definitively articulated the doctrine of papal primacy and infallibility in the Roman Catholic Church.
- 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: Mystical Body of Christ Target entity description: The Mystical Body of Christ is a central Catholic doctrine that understands the Church as a living, spiritual organism united to Christ as its head and encompassing all the faithful as its members.
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A.
Inter Mirifica
Inter Mirifica is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that addresses the role, responsibilities, and moral use of social communications media in the life of the Church and society.
-
B.
The Green Christ
The Green Christ is a lesser-known religious painting by Paul Gauguin that reinterprets the crucifixion scene with bold, unconventional colors and symbolism.
-
C.
Mystagogia
Mystagogia is a theological work by Maximus the Confessor that offers a profound mystical and liturgical interpretation of the Christian church and its worship.
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D.
Holy Qurbana
Holy Qurbana is the principal Eucharistic liturgy in several Eastern Christian traditions, especially the Syriac churches, commemorating the Last Supper and Christ’s sacrifice through the consecration and sharing of bread and wine.
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E.
Pastor aeternus
Pastor aeternus is the 1870 dogmatic constitution of the First Vatican Council that definitively articulated the doctrine of papal primacy and infallibility in the Roman Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic doctrine
ⓘ
ecclesiological doctrine ⓘ theological concept ⓘ |
| centralTo | doctrine of the Church ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
purely institutional view of the Church
ⓘ
purely sociological view of the Church ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
spiritual solidarity of Christians
ⓘ
union of believers with Christ ⓘ unity of the Church ⓘ |
| hasHead | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| hasMembers |
baptized Christians
ⓘ
Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form:
the Church
the faithful ⓘ |
| hasScripturalBasisIn |
1 Corinthians 12
ⓘ
Epistle to the Colossians ⓘ
surface form:
Colossians 1
Ephesians 1 ⓘ Ephesians 4 ⓘ Epistle to the Romans ⓘ
surface form:
Romans 12
|
| hasSourceIn | New Testament ⓘ |
| highlights |
charity as bond of unity
ⓘ
diversity of functions within the Church ⓘ spiritual union of Church with Christ ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Saint Paul ⓘ |
| isAffirmedBy | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| isAffirmedIn | Lumen Gentium ⓘ |
| isArticulatedBy | Pope Pius XII ⓘ |
| isConnectedTo |
Holy Eucharist
ⓘ
surface form:
Eucharist
baptism ⓘ doctrine of the communion of saints ⓘ sacramental life of the Church ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs | living spiritual organism ⓘ |
| isDevelopedBy |
20th-century Catholic theology
ⓘ
Scholastic theology ⓘ |
| isExpoundedIn | Mystici Corporis Christi ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Catholic ecclesiology
ⓘ
Catholic theology ⓘ |
| isRelatedConcept |
Mystical Body of Christ
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Body of Christ
|
| isTaughtBy | Catechism of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| isViewedAs | mystical union between Christ and the Church ⓘ |
| languageUsedBy |
magisterium of the Catholic Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic magisterium
|
| relatesTo |
doctrine of the Church as People of God
ⓘ
doctrine of the Church as sacrament of salvation ⓘ |
| teaches |
Christ is head of the Church
ⓘ
believers are members of Christ ⓘ communion of saints ⓘ mutual dependence of members of the Church ⓘ spiritual gifts are distributed among members ⓘ |
| wasFormallyTaughtIn |
1943
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encyclical Mystici Corporis Christi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mystical Body of Christ Description of subject: The Mystical Body of Christ is a central Catholic doctrine that understands the Church as a living, spiritual organism united to Christ as its head and encompassing all the faithful as its members.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ecclesia universalis
this entity surface form:
Body of Christ
this entity surface form:
Communion of Saints
this entity surface form:
Communion of saints
this entity surface form:
the Church Triumphant
this entity surface form:
Body of Christ
this entity surface form:
Communion of Saints
this entity surface form:
Communion of Saints
this entity surface form:
The Mystical Body of Christ
this entity surface form:
Body of Christ
this entity surface form:
Body of Christ