St Gregory the Great
| Pope Saint Gregory I | |
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"Saint Gregory" by Zurbaran
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| Papacy began | 3 September 590 |
| Papacy ended | 12 March 604 |
| Predecessor | Pelagius II |
| Successor | Sabinian |
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| Consecration | 3 September 590 |
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| Birth name | Gregorius Anicius |
| Born |
c. 540 Rome, Byzantine Empire |
| Died |
12 March 604 (aged 64) Rome, Byzantine Empire |
| Buried | St. Peter's Basilica (1606) |
| Residence | Rome |
| Parents | Gordianus and Silvia |
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| Venerated in | |
| Patronage | Musicians, singers, students, and teachers |
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Papal styles of Pope Gregory I |
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| Reference style | His Holiness |
| Spoken style | Your Holiness |
| Religious style | Holy Father |
| Posthumous style | Saint |
Pope Saint Gregory I (Latin: Gregorius I; c. 540 – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was Pope of the Catholic Church from 3 September 590. He is famous for instigating the first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the Gregorian Mission, to convert a pagan people to Christianity. Gregory is also well known for his writings, which were more prolific than those of any of his predecessors as pope. The epithet Saint Gregory the Dialogist has been attached to him in Eastern Christianity because of his Dialogues. English translations of Eastern texts sometimes list him as Gregory "Dialogos" or the Latin equivalent "Dialogus".
A Roman senator's son and himself the Prefect of Rome at 30, Gregory tried the monastery but soon returned to active public life, ending his life and the century as pope. Although he was the first pope from a monastic background, his prior political experiences may have helped him to be a talented administrator, who successfully established papal supremacy. During his papacy, he greatly surpassed with his administration the emperors in improving the welfare of the people of Rome, and he successfully challenged the theological views of Patriarch Eutychius of Constantinople before the emperor Tiberius II. Gregory regained papal authority in Spain and France and sent missionaries to England. The realignment of barbarian allegiance to Rome from their Arian Christian alliances shaped medieval Europe. Gregory saw Franks, Lombards, and Visigoths align with Rome in religion.
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