The Apostolicity of the Eucharist and of the Church
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"The Apostolicity of the Eucharist and of the Church" is a chapter in Pope John Paul II’s encyclical Ecclesia de Eucharistia that explains how the Eucharist is intrinsically linked to apostolic succession and the Church’s continuity with the apostles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Apostolicity of the Eucharist and of the Church canonical | 1 |
| The Eucharist and Ecclesial Communion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11366827 — 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: The Apostolicity of the Eucharist and of the Church Context triple: [Ecclesia de Eucharistia, hasChapter, The Apostolicity of the Eucharist and of the Church]
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The Institution of the Eucharist
The Institution of the Eucharist is a religious painting depicting the biblical moment at the Last Supper when Christ establishes the sacrament of the Eucharist.
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The Doctrine of the Holy Eucharist
The Doctrine of the Holy Eucharist is a 19th-century Anglican theological treatise by Robert Wilberforce that offers a detailed and influential defense of the Catholic doctrine of Christ’s real presence in the Eucharist within an Anglican framework.
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La perpétuité de la foi de l’Église catholique touchant l’eucharistie
La perpétuité de la foi de l’Église catholique touchant l’eucharistie is a major 17th-century theological treatise by Antoine Arnauld defending the Catholic doctrine of the Eucharist against Protestant critiques.
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D.
The Doctrine of the Lord's Supper
The Doctrine of the Lord's Supper is a theological work that examines the meaning, biblical basis, and historical interpretations of the Christian practice of Communion.
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E.
Eucharistic controversies of the Reformation
The Eucharistic controversies of the Reformation were 16th-century theological disputes among Protestant and Catholic theologians over the nature of Christ’s presence in the Lord’s Supper and the correct doctrine of the Eucharist.
- 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: The Apostolicity of the Eucharist and of the Church Target entity description: "The Apostolicity of the Eucharist and of the Church" is a chapter in Pope John Paul II’s encyclical Ecclesia de Eucharistia that explains how the Eucharist is intrinsically linked to apostolic succession and the Church’s continuity with the apostles.
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A.
The Institution of the Eucharist
The Institution of the Eucharist is a religious painting depicting the biblical moment at the Last Supper when Christ establishes the sacrament of the Eucharist.
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B.
The Doctrine of the Holy Eucharist
The Doctrine of the Holy Eucharist is a 19th-century Anglican theological treatise by Robert Wilberforce that offers a detailed and influential defense of the Catholic doctrine of Christ’s real presence in the Eucharist within an Anglican framework.
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C.
La perpétuité de la foi de l’Église catholique touchant l’eucharistie
La perpétuité de la foi de l’Église catholique touchant l’eucharistie is a major 17th-century theological treatise by Antoine Arnauld defending the Catholic doctrine of the Eucharist against Protestant critiques.
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D.
The Doctrine of the Lord's Supper
The Doctrine of the Lord's Supper is a theological work that examines the meaning, biblical basis, and historical interpretations of the Christian practice of Communion.
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E.
Eucharistic controversies of the Reformation
The Eucharistic controversies of the Reformation were 16th-century theological disputes among Protestant and Catholic theologians over the nature of Christ’s presence in the Lord’s Supper and the correct doctrine of the Eucharist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapter
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theological text ⓘ |
| author | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | early 21st century ⓘ |
| discusses |
Eucharist and Church as inseparable realities
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Eucharist and ecclesial unity with the apostles ⓘ Eucharist as expression of apostolic faith ⓘ Eucharist as manifestation of the Church ⓘ Eucharist as source and summit of ecclesial life ⓘ communion with the bishop of Rome ⓘ ecclesial communion and Eucharistic communion ⓘ link between Eucharist and apostolic succession ⓘ missionary dimension of the Eucharist ⓘ necessity of valid Holy Orders for valid Eucharist ⓘ role of bishops in Eucharistic celebration ⓘ role of priests in Eucharistic celebration ⓘ sacramental structure of the Church ⓘ unity of the Church through the Eucharist ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Eucharist as guarantee of apostolic continuity
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Eucharist building up the apostolic Church ⓘ communion with the apostles through ordained ministry ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Catholic doctrine on the Church
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magisterial teaching on the Eucharist ⓘ papal encyclical Ecclesia de Eucharistia ⓘ
linked to:
Ecclesia de Eucharistia
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| languageOfWork |
English
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Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
| locatedInDocument | middle sections of Ecclesia de Eucharistia ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
apostolic succession
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apostolicity of the Church ⓘ apostolicity of the Eucharist ⓘ continuity with the apostles ⓘ relationship between Eucharist and Church ⓘ |
| partOf | Ecclesia de Eucharistia ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
apostolic faith
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ecclesiology ⓘ episcopal collegiality ⓘ sacramental economy ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Catechism of the Catholic Church
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Lumen Gentium ⓘ Presbyterorum Ordinis ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| theologicalField |
ecclesiology
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sacramental theology ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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linked to: The Apostolicity of the Eucharist and of the Church