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5 days ago · Pope Gregory I (reigned 590–604), more than any pope before or after him, laid the foundations for the Roman Catholicism of the Middle Ages.
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3 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.
3 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.
3 days ago · St. Gregory the Great (540–604): Pope Gregory I, a former prefect of Rome and monk, likewise compiled and advanced liturgical traditions, bringing the Roman rite to a stable form and perfecting its musical tradition, giving his name to Gregorian chant.
2 days 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 · The pope (Latin: papa, from Ancient Greek: πάππας, romanized: páppas, lit. 'father') is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff or sovereign pontiff. From the eighth century through 1929, the pope was the sovereign of the Papal States.
2 days ago · In 603, pope Gregory I commissioned the abbot Probus, originally from Ravenna and previously Gregory's emissary at the Lombard court, to build a hospital in Jerusalem.
