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5 days ago · Pope Gregory I (Latin: Gregorius I; c. 540 – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was the 64th Bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 to his death. He is known for instituting the first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the Gregorian mission, to convert the then largely pagan Anglo-Saxons to Christianity.
Jun 30, 2024 · Pope Gregory I (590–604) was a major figure in asserting papal primacy within the Papacy's local jurisdiction and gave the impetus to missionary activity in northern Europe, including England. Gregory I rejected that any bishop had universal jurisdiction, but believed the Roman see had canonical privileges sourced from the Council ...
Jun 27, 2024 · St. Gregory the Great, a central figure of the medieval western Church and one of the most admired Popes in history, is commemorated in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Catholic liturgy...
5 days ago · Gregory I the Great (c. 540 – 604) was pope from 3 September 590 until his death. He is also known as Gregorius Dialogus (Gregory the Dialogist) in Eastern Orthodoxy because of the Dialogues he wrote. He was the first of the popes from a monastic background.
1 day ago · Pope/Saint Gregory the Great was born in Rome, Italy (C. 540 AD) and died March 12, 604 in Rome. He was Pope from 590 AD until he died in 604 AD. Pope Gregory’s ancestors were Pope Felix III (483-492), his great-great-grandfather. He may have been related to Pope Agapetus I (535-536). Pope Gregory significantly impacted music as we know it today.
2 days ago · Today is the Memorial of St. Gregory the Great. St. Gregory, one of only three popes to enjoy the appellation “the Great” (John Paul II may someday join them). The parallels between his life and ours are striking. Gregory was the 64th pope, reigning for 13 years from Sept. 3, 590, to March 12, 604.
2 days ago · Ordained a priest, Gregory became one of the pope’s seven deacons, and also served six years in the East as papal representative in Constantinople. He was recalled to become abbot, but at the age of 50 was elected pope by the clergy and people of Rome. Gregory was direct and firm.
