Second session of the Second Vatican Council
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The Second session of the Second Vatican Council was a key phase of the 1962–1965 Roman Catholic ecumenical council in which bishops from around the world continued debating and shaping major reforms in church doctrine, liturgy, and relations with the modern world.
All labels observed (1)
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| Second session of the Second Vatican Council canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Second session of the Second Vatican Council Context triple: [Third session of the Second Vatican Council, follows, Second 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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Fourth session of the Second Vatican Council
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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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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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.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Second session of the Second Vatican Council Target entity description: The Second session of the Second Vatican Council was a key phase of the 1962–1965 Roman Catholic ecumenical council in which bishops from around the world continued debating and shaping major reforms in church doctrine, liturgy, and relations with the modern world.
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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.
Fourth session of the Second Vatican Council
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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C.
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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D.
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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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.
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Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in church history
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session of an ecumenical council ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
improving dialogue with the modern world
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promoting Christian unity ⓘ renewal of Catholic life ⓘ updating the Church (aggiornamento) ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
church doctrine
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ecclesiology ⓘ ecumenism ⓘ liturgy reform ⓘ relations with the modern world ⓘ religious freedom ⓘ revelation and Scripture ⓘ |
| countryContext | Holy See ⓘ |
| discussedDocument |
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
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Decree on the Means of Social Communication ⓘ Dogmatic Constitution on the Church ⓘ schema on Divine Revelation ⓘ schema on Ecumenism ⓘ |
| endDate | 1963-12-04 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Third session of the Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfDebate |
doctrinal debate
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liturgical debate ⓘ pastoral debate ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War period
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post–World War II era ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Vatican City ⓘ |
| location | St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| numberOfCouncilFathers | over 2,000 ⓘ |
| openedBy | Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| papacyDuringSession | Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| participants |
Catholic bishops from around the world
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observers from other Christian denominations ⓘ theologian periti (experts) ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| precededBy | First session of the Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| resultedIn |
development of drafts that would become major council documents
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further revision of conciliar schemas ⓘ |
| significance |
advanced the council’s engagement with the modern world
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contributed to major changes in Catholic liturgy and ecclesiology ⓘ key phase in shaping Vatican II reforms ⓘ |
| startDate | 1963-09-29 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Second session of the Second Vatican Council Description of subject: The Second session of the Second Vatican Council was a key phase of the 1962–1965 Roman Catholic ecumenical council in which bishops from around the world continued debating and shaping major reforms in church doctrine, liturgy, and relations with the modern world.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Third session of the Second Vatican Council
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follows
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Second session of the Second Vatican Council
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