Pastor Bonus

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Pastor Bonus is the original Latin title of the biblical image and motif known in English as "The Good Shepherd," depicting Christ as a caring and protective shepherd of his flock.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Pastor Bonus canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christological title ⓘ
biblical motif ⓘ
associatedWith Christological imagery ⓘ
ecclesiology ⓘ
pastoral care ⓘ
celebratedIn Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Protestant churches ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
contrastedWith false shepherds ⓘ
contrastsWith hired hand who abandons the sheep ⓘ
depicts Christ as a shepherd ⓘ
linked to: Good Shepherd
emphasizes divine guidance ⓘ
intimate knowledge between Christ and believers ⓘ
spiritual security in Christ ⓘ
hasBiblicalQuote “Ego sum pastor bonus” ⓘ
hasChristTitle Good Shepherd ⓘ
linked to: The Good Shepherd
hasEnglishName The Good Shepherd ⓘ
hasIconographicTheme Christ carrying a lamb ⓘ
Christ guiding the flock ⓘ
linked to: Good Shepherd

Christ surrounded by sheep ⓘ
hasKeyConcept flock ⓘ
sacrifice for the sheep ⓘ
self-giving love ⓘ
shepherd ⓘ
hasLatinTitle Pastor Bonus ⓘ
linked to: Pastor bonus
hasLiturgicalUse Good Shepherd Sunday ⓘ
hasMoralImplication call to pastoral responsibility ⓘ
model for Christian leadership ⓘ
hasSourceText Gospel of John ⓘ
hasThemeOf laying down one’s life for others ⓘ
personal relationship between Christ and each believer ⓘ
hasTheologicalTheme Christ as guide ⓘ
linked to: Christ of faith

Christ as protector ⓘ
Christ as savior of the flock ⓘ
influenced Byzantine Christian iconography ⓘ
Western Christian devotional images ⓘ
early Christian catacomb art ⓘ
isBasedOn John 10:11 ⓘ
John 10:14 ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
refersTo Jesus Christ ⓘ
relatedTo Psalm 23 ⓘ
linked to: The 23rd Psalm

shepherd imagery in the Old Testament ⓘ
symbolizes Christ’s care for believers ⓘ
Christ’s protection of his flock ⓘ
usedIn Christian art ⓘ
Christian liturgy ⓘ
Christian theology ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

The Good Shepherd → hasOriginalTitle → Pastor Bonus ⓘ
The Good Shepherd → hasLatinTitle → Pastor Bonus ⓘ
The Good Shepherd → hasShortTitle → Pastor Bonus ⓘ