Holiness (salutation)

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Holiness (Latin: Sanctitas ) is a form of address for the highest religious dignitaries of various denominations or religions. It is mainly used for the head of the Roman Catholic Church , the Pope , and some patriarchs of the Orthodox Churches . The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is addressed with All Holiness , the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia with Most Holiness . Outside of Christianity , the Dalai Lama is addressed with holiness .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Duden Praxis - private correspondence. Bibliographisches Institut GmbH, Mannheim 2014, ISBN 978-3-411-90262-0 , p. 56
  2. ↑ Inland protocol of the Federal Government in the Federal Ministry of the Interior : Guide to Addresses and Salutations , accessed on May 27, 2018 (PDF; 2.0 MB)
  3. ↑ Dalai Lama at www.tibet-europe.eu, accessed on May 27, 2018