Documents of the Second Vatican Council
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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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Target entity: Documents of the Second Vatican Council Context triple: [Dei Verbum, partOf, Documents of the Second Vatican Council]
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Sacrosanctum Concilium
Sacrosanctum Concilium is the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, which initiated major reforms in Catholic worship, including greater use of vernacular languages and active participation by the laity.
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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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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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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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Concilio et Labore
Concilio et Labore is the Latin motto of Manchester City Council, traditionally translated as "By wisdom and effort" or "By counsel and hard work."
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Target entity: Documents of the Second Vatican Council Target entity description: 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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A.
Sacrosanctum Concilium
Sacrosanctum Concilium is the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, which initiated major reforms in Catholic worship, including greater use of vernacular languages and active participation by the laity.
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B.
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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C.
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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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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E.
Concilio et Labore
Concilio et Labore is the Latin motto of Manchester City Council, traditionally translated as "By wisdom and effort" or "By counsel and hard work."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of ecclesiastical documents
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magisterial documents ⓘ |
| author | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| councilNumber | 21st ecumenical council ⓘ |
| endTime | 1965 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
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Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy Sacrosanctum Concilium ⓘ
linked to:
Sacrosanctum Concilium
Declaration on Christian Education ⓘ Declaration on Christian Education Gravissimum Educationis ⓘ
linked to:
Gravissimum Educationis
Declaration on Religious Freedom ⓘ
linked to:
Declaratio de Libertate Religiosa
Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae ⓘ
linked to:
Dignitatis Humanae
Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions ⓘ
linked to:
Nostra Aetate
Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions Nostra Aetate ⓘ
linked to:
Nostra Aetate
Decree on Ecumenism ⓘ Decree on Ecumenism Unitatis Redintegratio ⓘ
linked to:
Decree on Ecumenism
Decree on Priestly Training ⓘ
linked to:
Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests
Decree on Priestly Training Optatam Totius ⓘ
linked to:
Optatam Totius
Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity ⓘ Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity Apostolicam Actuositatem ⓘ
linked to:
Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity
Decree on the Appropriate Renewal of Religious Life ⓘ Decree on the Appropriate Renewal of Religious Life Perfectae Caritatis ⓘ
linked to:
Perfectae Caritatis
Decree on the Catholic Eastern Churches ⓘ Decree on the Catholic Eastern Churches Orientalium Ecclesiarum ⓘ
linked to:
Decree on the Catholic Eastern Churches
Decree on the Church’s Missionary Activity ⓘ Decree on the Church’s Missionary Activity Ad Gentes ⓘ
linked to:
Decree on the Church’s Missionary Activity
Decree on the Church’s Missionary Activity Ad Gentes Divinitus ⓘ
linked to:
Decree on the Church’s Missionary Activity
Decree on the Means of Social Communication ⓘ Decree on the Means of Social Communication Inter Mirifica ⓘ
linked to:
Decree on the Means of Social Communication
Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests ⓘ Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests Presbyterorum Ordinis ⓘ
linked to:
Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests
Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops Christus Dominus ⓘ
linked to:
Christus Dominus
Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops in the Church ⓘ Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation ⓘ
linked to:
Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum
Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation Dei Verbum ⓘ
linked to:
Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum
Dogmatic Constitution on the Church ⓘ Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Lumen Gentium ⓘ
linked to:
Lumen Gentium
Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World ⓘ
linked to:
Gaudium et Spes
Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World Gaudium et Spes ⓘ
linked to:
Gaudium et Spes
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| hasType |
constitutions
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declarations ⓘ decrees ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| locationOfPromulgation | Vatican City ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy |
Pope John XXIII
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Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
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| startTime | 1962 ⓘ |
| subject |
Catholic liturgy
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Catholic theology ⓘ Church–world relations ⓘ |
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