Servus Servorum Dei ( lat. Servus Servorum Dei , “Servant of the Servants of God”) is one of the titles of the Pope that is used to refer to the Pope in the starting address of the papal bull .
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History
Pope Saint Gregory I was the first Pope to use this title to apply to the service of the Roman High Priest. Some of his successors used this phrase for several centuries, but it was not regularly used until the 9th century . Other civilian rulers occasionally used this title as well, but after the 12th century , this title began to be used exclusively by the Popes.
In the years after the Second Vatican Council , the Pontiffs used the concept of Servus Servorum Dei to help make their service a simpler and less royal form. Pope Paul VI stopped using the Papal Tiara , and not one of his successors wore a tiara. John Paul I , John Paul II , Benedict XVI and Francis did without the ceremony of the Papal Coronation , instead chose a simpler ceremony of the Papal Intronization . Instead of receiving the Papal Tiara, these four people received pallium during their intronization ceremonies. Also, in speeches they began to dispense with the royal WE , and instead the successors of Paul VI began to use the only I.
Origin
This papal title is of biblical origin, which can be found in Matthew, chapter 20, verses 25 to 27:
- 25 Jesus, having called them, said: you know that the princes of the nations rule over them, and the nobles rule them; 26 But let it not be so between you: but whoever wants to be more between you, let him be your servant; 27 and whoever wants to be the first between you, let him be your slave; [one]
See also
- Servant of god
Notes
Links
- Servus servorum Dei in the Catholic Encyclopedia