Ad Gentes
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Ad Gentes is the Second Vatican Council’s decree on the missionary activity of the Church, outlining Catholic theology and practice of evangelization in the modern world.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ad Gentes canonical | 7 |
| Ad gentes | 3 |
| new evangelization | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T229176 — 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: Ad Gentes Context triple: [Second Vatican Council, producedDocument, Ad Gentes]
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A.
Praedicate Evangelium
Praedicate Evangelium is an apostolic constitution issued by Pope Francis that comprehensively reforms and reorganizes the Roman Curia and its functions in service to the universal Church.
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B.
The Apostles
The Apostles were an elite, secretive intellectual society at the University of Cambridge, known for its influential members and philosophical discussions.
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C.
The Country Church
"The Country Church" is a reflective sketch by Washington Irving that nostalgically portrays English rural life and customs through the observations of his persona, Geoffrey Crayon.
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D.
Biblica
Biblica is a Christian nonprofit organization best known for producing and distributing modern Bible translations and resources worldwide, including the New International Version (NIV).
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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: Ad Gentes Target entity description: Ad Gentes is the Second Vatican Council’s decree on the missionary activity of the Church, outlining Catholic theology and practice of evangelization in the modern world.
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A.
Praedicate Evangelium
Praedicate Evangelium is an apostolic constitution issued by Pope Francis that comprehensively reforms and reorganizes the Roman Curia and its functions in service to the universal Church.
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B.
The Apostles
The Apostles were an elite, secretive intellectual society at the University of Cambridge, known for its influential members and philosophical discussions.
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C.
The Country Church
"The Country Church" is a reflective sketch by Washington Irving that nostalgically portrays English rural life and customs through the observations of his persona, Geoffrey Crayon.
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D.
Biblica
Biblica is a Christian nonprofit organization best known for producing and distributing modern Bible translations and resources worldwide, including the New International Version (NIV).
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic magisterial document
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Second Vatican Council decree ⓘ missionary decree ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| authorityScope | universal Church ⓘ |
| churchCouncilNumber |
Twenty-first ecumenical council
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linked to:
Fifth Lateran Council
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| concerns |
evangelization of non-Christian peoples
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missionary activity ad gentes ⓘ missionary cooperation ⓘ missionary spirituality ⓘ |
| council | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| dateOfPromulgation | 1965-12-07 ⓘ |
| documentType | decree ⓘ |
| ecclesialStatus | conciliar decree ⓘ |
| era | modern period of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
adaptation to cultures
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cooperation among missionary institutes ⓘ formation of missionaries ⓘ missionary mandate of the Church ⓘ role of local churches in mission ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | authoritative teaching document ⓘ |
| influenced |
Catholic missionary practice in the late 20th century
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post–Vatican II Catholic missiology ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| latinMeaningOfTitle | To the Nations ⓘ |
| openingWords | Ad Gentes ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Ad Gentes ⓘ |
| partOf | documents of the Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| placeOfPromulgation | Vatican City ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| promulgatedInPontificateOf | Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gaudium et Spes
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Lumen Gentium ⓘ Nostra Aetate ⓘ Unitatis Redintegratio ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| subject |
Catholic missions
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evangelization ⓘ missiology ⓘ missionary activity of the Church ⓘ practice of evangelization in the modern world ⓘ theology of mission ⓘ |
| teaches |
establishment of local hierarchies
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importance of witness and proclamation ⓘ inculturation of the Gospel ⓘ respect for peoples and cultures ⓘ universal call of the Church to mission ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
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Subject: Ad Gentes Description of subject: Ad Gentes is the Second Vatican Council’s decree on the missionary activity of the Church, outlining Catholic theology and practice of evangelization in the modern world.
Referenced by (11)
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