ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the verse “he was able (to see you) who from the servant of the servants / was transmuted from the Arno into Bacchiglione”
A
The servant of the servants is Pope Boniface VIII
B
The servant of the servants is Andrea de’ Mozzi
C
The servant of servants is Jesus
D
The servant of the servants is the bishop of Vicenza
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Servant of the servants of God (Latin: servus servorum Dei) is one of the titles of the pope and is used at the beginning of papal bulls.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Pope, whoever he is, is in himself a witness to this act of love, this form of Christian service is recognized in the title used for the Pope for 1500 years: Servant of the servants of God. The call remains for all of us as disciples of the Lord to take up our cross and serve others in imitation of Christ.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Servant of God” is a title used in the Catholic Church to indicate that an individual is on the first step toward possible canonization as a saint.

Detailed explanation-4: -Boniface spent his early career abroad in diplomatic roles. Boniface VIII put forward some of the strongest claims of any pope to temporal as well as spiritual power. He involved himself often with foreign affairs, including in France, Sicily, Italy and the First War of Scottish Independence.

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