Catechism of the Catholic Church
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The Catechism of the Catholic Church is the official, comprehensive summary of Catholic doctrine on faith and morals, intended as a reference for teaching and understanding the beliefs of the Catholic Church.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Catechism of the Catholic Church Context triple: [Confirmation, taughtIn, Catechism of the Catholic Church]
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A.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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B.
Heidelberg Catechism
The Heidelberg Catechism is a 16th-century Reformed confession of faith, structured as a series of questions and answers to teach core Protestant Christian doctrine.
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C.
Redemptoris Custos
Redemptoris Custos is an apostolic exhortation by Pope John Paul II that reflects on the life and mission of Saint Joseph as guardian of the Redeemer and model of Christian fatherhood.
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D.
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae is the 1540 papal bull by Pope Paul III that formally established and approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a religious order in the Catholic Church.
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E.
Lumen fidei
Lumen fidei is an encyclical letter on the nature and role of Christian faith in contemporary life, issued at the beginning of Pope Francis’s pontificate and closely linked to the theological work of Pope Benedict XVI.
- 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: Catechism of the Catholic Church Target entity description: The Catechism of the Catholic Church is the official, comprehensive summary of Catholic doctrine on faith and morals, intended as a reference for teaching and understanding the beliefs of the Catholic Church.
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A.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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B.
Heidelberg Catechism
The Heidelberg Catechism is a 16th-century Reformed confession of faith, structured as a series of questions and answers to teach core Protestant Christian doctrine.
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C.
Redemptoris Custos
Redemptoris Custos is an apostolic exhortation by Pope John Paul II that reflects on the life and mission of Saint Joseph as guardian of the Redeemer and model of Christian fatherhood.
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D.
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae is the 1540 papal bull by Pope Paul III that formally established and approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a religious order in the Catholic Church.
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E.
Lumen fidei
Lumen fidei is an encyclical letter on the nature and role of Christian faith in contemporary life, issued at the beginning of Pope Francis’s pontificate and closely linked to the theological work of Pope Benedict XVI.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic Church document
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catechism ⓘ doctrinal compendium ⓘ magisterial document ⓘ reference work ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| authority |
magisterium of the Catholic Church
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surface form:
Magisterium of the Catholic Church
|
| basedOn |
magisterium of the Catholic Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Magisterium of the Church
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Scripture
Holy Tradition ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Tradition
|
| contains |
Apostles’ Creed exposition
ⓘ
Our Father exposition ⓘ Ten Commandments ⓘ
surface form:
Ten Commandments exposition
|
| countryOfOrigin | Vatican City ⓘ |
| dateOfPromulgation | 1992-10-11 ⓘ |
| definitiveLatinEditionPublished | 1997 ⓘ |
| firstEditionPublished | 1992 ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | CCC ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
second edition
ⓘ
typical Latin edition ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-385-47912-1 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Part Four: Christian Prayer
ⓘ
Part One: The Profession of Faith ⓘ Part Three: Life in Christ ⓘ Part Two: The Celebration of the Christian Mystery ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Catechism of the Catholic Church self-link ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
reference text for bishops
ⓘ
reference text for catechists ⓘ reference text for priests ⓘ reference text for the faithful ⓘ |
| languageOfFirstEdition |
French
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Latin ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Roman Catechism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catechism of the Council of Trent
Roman Catechism ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| publisher |
Vatican Publishing House
ⓘ
surface form:
Libreria Editrice Vaticana
|
| religiousTradition |
Catholicism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| scope | universal Church ⓘ |
| subject |
Catholic doctrine
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faith ⓘ morals ⓘ prayer ⓘ sacraments ⓘ |
| usesSource |
Bible
ⓘ
Church Fathers ⓘ Seven Ecumenical Councils ⓘ
surface form:
Ecumenical councils
Liturgy ⓘ Lives of Saints ⓘ
surface form:
Lives of the saints
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| yearOfPromulgation | 1992 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992)
subject surface form:
Magisterium of the Catholic Church
this entity surface form:
Catechism of the Catholic Church 1499–1532
this entity surface form:
Catechism of the Catholic Church (Latin typical edition)
subject surface form:
Godfried Danneels
this entity surface form:
Catechism of the Catholic Church (contributor)
this entity surface form:
catechism of the Catholic Church
Part Two: The Celebration of the Christian Mystery
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isContainedInEdition
→
Catechism of the Catholic Church
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
1992 edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Part Two: The Celebration of the Christian Mystery
→
isContainedInEdition
→
Catechism of the Catholic Church
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
1997 typical edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
this entity surface form:
Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992 Latin typical edition 1997)
this entity surface form:
Catechism of the Catholic Church 1422–1498
subject surface form:
Porta fidei
subject surface form:
Porta fidei