Dogmatic Constitution on the Church
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The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium) is a key Second Vatican Council document that systematically explains the Catholic Church’s nature, structure, and mission in the modern world.
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| Dogmatic Constitution on the Church canonical | 6 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Context triple: [Documents of the Second Vatican Council, hasPart, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church]
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Dogmatic Constitution Dei Filius
Dogmatic Constitution Dei Filius is a key doctrinal document of the First Vatican Council that defines core Catholic teachings on faith, reason, and the knowledge of God.
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B.
Unam Sanctam
Unam Sanctam is a 1302 papal bull by Pope Boniface VIII that famously asserted the supremacy of spiritual and papal authority over temporal rulers.
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C.
Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum
Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum is a key document of the Second Vatican Council that articulates the Catholic Church’s teaching on divine revelation, Scripture, and Tradition.
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Tridentine Profession of Faith
The Tridentine Profession of Faith is a formal Catholic creed formulated after the Council of Trent that clearly defines and reaffirms key doctrines in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
Pascendi dominici gregis
Pascendi dominici gregis is a 1907 encyclical by Pope Pius X that condemns Modernism as a synthesis of all heresies and outlines measures to combat its influence within the Catholic Church.
- 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: Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Target entity description: The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium) is a key Second Vatican Council document that systematically explains the Catholic Church’s nature, structure, and mission in the modern world.
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A.
Dogmatic Constitution Dei Filius
Dogmatic Constitution Dei Filius is a key doctrinal document of the First Vatican Council that defines core Catholic teachings on faith, reason, and the knowledge of God.
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B.
Unam Sanctam
Unam Sanctam is a 1302 papal bull by Pope Boniface VIII that famously asserted the supremacy of spiritual and papal authority over temporal rulers.
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C.
Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum
Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum is a key document of the Second Vatican Council that articulates the Catholic Church’s teaching on divine revelation, Scripture, and Tradition.
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D.
Tridentine Profession of Faith
The Tridentine Profession of Faith is a formal Catholic creed formulated after the Council of Trent that clearly defines and reaffirms key doctrines in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
Pascendi dominici gregis
Pascendi dominici gregis is a 1907 encyclical by Pope Pius X that condemns Modernism as a synthesis of all heresies and outlines measures to combat its influence within the Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Second Vatican Council document
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conciliar document ⓘ dogmatic constitution ⓘ |
| approvalDateByCouncilFathers | 1964-11-21 ⓘ |
| approvedByCouncil | Second Vatican Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToMagisteriumType | extraordinary magisterium of an ecumenical council ⓘ |
| belongsToMagisteriumType | ordinary magisterium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| council | Second Vatican Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChapter |
Chapter I: The Mystery of the Church
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Chapter II: On the People of God ⓘ Chapter III: On the Hierarchical Structure of the Church and in Particular on the Episcopate NERFINISHED ⓘ Chapter IV: The Laity ⓘ Chapter V: The Universal Call to Holiness in the Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Chapter VI: Religious ⓘ Chapter VII: The Eschatological Nature of the Pilgrim Church and Its Union with the Heavenly Church ⓘ Chapter VIII: The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, in the Mystery of Christ and the Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Catholic teaching on episcopal conferences
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Catholic teaching on the laity ⓘ Catholic understanding of religious life ⓘ ecumenical dialogue ⓘ post–Vatican II Catholic ecclesiology ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasLatinTitle | Lumen Gentium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | Lumen Gentium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 8 ⓘ |
| numberOfParagraphs | 69 ⓘ |
| openingWords | Lumen gentium cum sit Christus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPromulgation | Vatican City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Pope Paul VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgationDate | 1964-11-21 ⓘ |
| relatedToDocument |
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy Sacrosanctum Concilium
NERFINISHED
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Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation Dei Verbum NERFINISHED ⓘ Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World Gaudium et Spes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Mary in the mystery of Christ and the Church
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People of God NERFINISHED ⓘ ecclesiology ⓘ episcopal collegiality ⓘ hierarchical constitution of the Church ⓘ mission of the Church ⓘ nature of the Church ⓘ role of the laity ⓘ structure of the Church ⓘ universal call to holiness ⓘ |
| teaches |
the Church is in Christ like a sacrament or sign and instrument of intimate union with God and of the unity of all mankind
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the Church of Christ subsists in the Catholic Church ⓘ the collegiality of bishops with the Pope as head ⓘ the dignity and mission of the laity in the Church and in the world ⓘ the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the mystery of Christ and the Church ⓘ the universal call to holiness for all the faithful ⓘ |
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Subject: Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Description of subject: The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium) is a key Second Vatican Council document that systematically explains the Catholic Church’s nature, structure, and mission in the modern world.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Eschatological Nature of the Pilgrim Church and Its Union with the Heavenly Church
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Dogmatic Constitution on the Church
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The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, in the Mystery of Christ and the Church
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Dogmatic Constitution on the Church
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subject surface form:
Lumen Gentium