Servus servorum Dei
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Servus servorum Dei is a traditional papal title in the Roman Catholic Church emphasizing the pope’s role as the humble “servant of the servants of God.”
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin phrase
ⓘ
papal title ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
papal authority
ⓘ
papal humility ⓘ |
| belongsTo | titles of the Holy See ⓘ |
| category |
Ecclesiastical titles
ⓘ
Papal styles ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | purely honorific titles of rulers ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
humility of the pope
ⓘ
service to the faithful ⓘ |
| expresses | Christian ideal of servant leadership ⓘ |
| hasOppositeConnotationTo | secular monarchical exaltation ⓘ |
| implies |
hierarchical service rather than domination
ⓘ
pope is first among servants ⓘ |
| institution |
Holy See
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
ministerium (service) of the pope
ⓘ
primacy of charity in papal office ⓘ |
| meaningComponent |
Dei is genitive singular of God
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Servorum is genitive plural of servants ⓘ Servus means servant ⓘ |
| officeScope | universal Church ⓘ |
| refersTo | pope as servant of the servants of God ⓘ |
| religiousOffice | pope ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Catholicism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| roleDescribed |
care for the faithful
ⓘ
pastoral service ⓘ spiritual leadership ⓘ |
| scopeOfService |
Christian faithful
ⓘ
clergy and laity ⓘ servants of God ⓘ |
| theologicalBasis |
Gospel teaching on service
ⓘ
imitation of Christ the servant ⓘ |
| titleOf |
Bishop of Rome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Pontiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translation | Servant of the servants of God ⓘ |
| usedBy | pope ⓘ |
| usedByOfficeHolder | reigning pope ⓘ |
| usedIn | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
canonical and liturgical texts
ⓘ
formal papal self-designation ⓘ |
| usedInDocumentType |
other official papal documents
ⓘ
papal bulls ⓘ papal encyclicals ⓘ |
| usedSince | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.