Servant of the Servants of God

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Servant of the Servants of God is a traditional papal honorific emphasizing the Pope’s role as a humble spiritual leader in service to all the faithful.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Servant of the servants of God 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical honorific
papal title
associatedWithOffice Pope
surface form: Bishop of Rome

Pope
surface form: Supreme Pontiff
belongsToCategory Papal styles
Religious honorifics
contrastsWith temporal power of the papacy
denotesRoleAs humble spiritual leader
servant of all the faithful
emphasizes humility of the papal office
service to all Christians
service to the Church
language English
originalLanguage Latin
originalLanguageForm Servus servorum Dei
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
scopeOfService all the faithful
universal Church
theologicalTheme Christian humility
pastoral service
servant leadership
titleHolder current Pope
historical Popes
usedAs self-designation of the Pope
usedBy Pope
usedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

formal papal signatures
papal bulls
papal documents

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Papacy associatedWithTitle Servant of the Servants of God
Pope Vigilius title Servant of the Servants of God
this entity surface form: Servant of the servants of God
Pope traditionalTitle Servant of the Servants of God