Fourth session of the Second Vatican Council
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The Fourth Session of the Second Vatican Council (1965) was the concluding phase of the Catholic Church’s landmark 1962–1965 ecumenical council, during which key documents on religious freedom, the role of the laity, and the Church’s relationship with the modern world were finalized and promulgated.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fourth session of the Second Vatican Council canonical | 3 |
| Fourth Session of the Second Vatican Council | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6834865 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Fourth session of the Second Vatican Council Context triple: [To the Nations, councilSession, Fourth session of the Second Vatican Council]
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Third session of the Second Vatican Council
The Third session of the Second Vatican Council was a key phase of the 1962–1965 Catholic Church council during which major documents on ecumenism and church reform were debated and promulgated.
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Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council was a major 20th-century ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church that introduced significant reforms in liturgy, church governance, and the Church’s engagement with the modern world.
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First Vatican Council
The First Vatican Council was a 19th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church best known for defining the doctrine of papal infallibility and addressing issues of faith in the modern era.
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Fifth Lateran Council
The Fifth Lateran Council was the 18th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church, convened in Rome (1512–1517) to address church reform, condemn certain philosophical doctrines, and respond to emerging challenges on the eve of the Protestant Reformation.
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Documents of the Second Vatican Council
The Documents of the Second Vatican Council are the collection of official constitutions, decrees, and declarations issued by the Catholic Church’s 21st ecumenical council (1962–1965), which reshaped modern Catholic theology, liturgy, and church–world relations.
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- 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: Fourth session of the Second Vatican Council Target entity description: The Fourth Session of the Second Vatican Council (1965) was the concluding phase of the Catholic Church’s landmark 1962–1965 ecumenical council, during which key documents on religious freedom, the role of the laity, and the Church’s relationship with the modern world were finalized and promulgated.
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A.
Third session of the Second Vatican Council
The Third session of the Second Vatican Council was a key phase of the 1962–1965 Catholic Church council during which major documents on ecumenism and church reform were debated and promulgated.
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B.
Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council was a major 20th-century ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church that introduced significant reforms in liturgy, church governance, and the Church’s engagement with the modern world.
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C.
First Vatican Council
The First Vatican Council was a 19th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church best known for defining the doctrine of papal infallibility and addressing issues of faith in the modern era.
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D.
Fifth Lateran Council
The Fifth Lateran Council was the 18th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church, convened in Rome (1512–1517) to address church reform, condemn certain philosophical doctrines, and respond to emerging challenges on the eve of the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
Documents of the Second Vatican Council
The Documents of the Second Vatican Council are the collection of official constitutions, decrees, and declarations issued by the Catholic Church’s 21st ecumenical council (1962–1965), which reshaped modern Catholic theology, liturgy, and church–world relations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
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| instanceOf |
event in church history
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session of an ecumenical council ⓘ |
| approvedDocument |
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Apostolicam actuositatem NERFINISHED ⓘ Christus Dominus NERFINISHED ⓘ Dei Verbum NERFINISHED ⓘ Dignitatis humanae NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaudium et spes NERFINISHED ⓘ Gravissimum educationis NERFINISHED ⓘ Perfectae caritatis NERFINISHED ⓘ Presbyterorum ordinis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendedBy | Catholic bishops from around the world ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | fourth session ⓘ |
| closedBy | Pope Paul VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convenedBy | Pope Paul VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| councilNumber | 21st ecumenical council (overall council) concluding session ⓘ |
| countryContext | Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfClosingCeremony | 1965-12-08 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1965-12-08 ⓘ |
| followedBy | no subsequent session of the Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Vatican City ⓘ |
| location | St. Peter's Basilica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Vatican Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Third session of the Second Vatican Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidedBy | Pope Paul VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgatedDocument |
Ad gentes
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Apostolicam actuositatem NERFINISHED ⓘ Christus Dominus NERFINISHED ⓘ Dei Verbum NERFINISHED ⓘ Dignitatis humanae NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaudium et spes NERFINISHED ⓘ Gravissimum educationis NERFINISHED ⓘ Perfectae caritatis NERFINISHED ⓘ Presbyterorum ordinis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| result |
completion of the work of the Second Vatican Council
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formal closing of the Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| significance | concluding phase of the Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| startDate | 1965-09-14 ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian education
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Church in the modern world NERFINISHED ⓘ divine revelation and Scripture ⓘ missionary activity of the Church ⓘ priestly ministry and life ⓘ religious freedom ⓘ renewal of religious life ⓘ role of the laity in the Church ⓘ |
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Subject: Fourth session of the Second Vatican Council Description of subject: The Fourth Session of the Second Vatican Council (1965) was the concluding phase of the Catholic Church’s landmark 1962–1965 ecumenical council, during which key documents on religious freedom, the role of the laity, and the Church’s relationship with the modern world were finalized and promulgated.
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this entity surface form:
Fourth Session of the Second Vatican Council
Third session of the Second Vatican Council
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