Signum Magnum

On Consecration to Mary, Mother of the Church

St. Paul VI1967-05-13Current

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Overview

Presents Mary as Mother of the Church and model of holiness while encouraging renewed personal consecration and imitation.

Why This Document Matters

It documents Paul VI’s Marian teaching in the immediate postconciliar period.

Historical Context

Issued by St. Paul VI in 1967, this apostolic exhortation addresses the pastoral, doctrinal, or governing needs of its period while remaining part of the Church's continuing documentary tradition.

Authority and Status

Genre: Apostolic Exhortation
Authority class: Papal apostolic exhortation
Juridical force: Doctrinal and pastoral
Current status: Current
Promulgated: 1967-05-13

Authoritative papal pastoral and magisterial guidance; any cited definitive teaching retains its own proper authority.

Key Points

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Major Themes

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