Gregory the Great

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Gregory the Great was a 6th-century pope and Doctor of the Church renowned for his influential reforms of the liturgy, promotion of Gregorian chant, and extensive theological writings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theologian
Doctor of the Church
Latin Church Father
human
pope
saint
alsoKnownAs Gregory I the Great
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Pope Gregory I
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Saint Gregory the Great
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birthDate c. 540
birthName Gregorius
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Gregory I
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birthPlace Byzantine Italy
Rome
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
church Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire
deathDate 12 March 604
deathPlace Rome
denomination Latin Church
era Early Middle Ages
Late Antiquity
feastDay 12 March
3 September
givenName Gregory
influenced Western liturgy
Western monasticism
medieval papacy
medieval theology
knownFor administration of the Church during the early Middle Ages
mission to the Anglo-Saxons
pastoral theology
promotion of Gregorian chant
reform of the Roman liturgy
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
nobleFamily Anicii
notableWork Dialogues
Homilies on the Gospels
Moralia in Job
Pastoral Rule
occupation diplomat
monk
theologian
writer
papacyEnd 604
papacyStart 590
patronage masons
musicians
popes
singers
stonecutters
students
teachers
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
Pope of the Catholic Church
predecessor Pope Pelagius II
reignEnd 12 March 604
reignStart 3 September 590
religion Christianity
sentMission Gregorian mission to England
successor Pope Sabinian
theologicalTradition Western Christianity
title Doctor of the Church
Father of the Latin Church
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran churches
linked to: Lutheranism

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Archbishop of Canterbury foundedBy Pope Gregory I
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See of Canterbury establishedBy Pope Gregory I
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Gregorian chant associatedWith Pope Gregory I
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Gregorian chant namedAfter Pope Gregory I
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Gregory associatedWith Pope Gregory I
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Pope Gregory the Dialogist alsoKnownAs Pope Gregory I
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Pope Gregory the Dialogist alsoKnownAs Gregory the Great
Pope Gregory the Dialogist alsoKnownAs Gregory I
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Gregory the Great birthName Gregory I
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Gregory the Great alsoKnownAs Pope Gregory I
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Gregory the Great alsoKnownAs Saint Gregory the Great
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Gregory the Great alsoKnownAs Gregory I the Great
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Doctor of the Church firstDoctorsTraditionally St. Gregory the Great
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Augustine of Canterbury appointedBy Pope Gregory I
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Augustine of Canterbury patron Pope Gregory I
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Augustine of Canterbury workedUnder Pope Gregory I
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Saint Bernard of Clairvaux influencedBy Gregory the Great
Justus of Canterbury appointedBy Pope Gregory I
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Catholic Homilies usesSources Gregory the Great
Peter the Venerable influencedBy Gregory the Great
Latin Fathers of the West hasMember Pope Gregory I
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Giric of Scotland otherName Gregory the Great
Gregorio hasPatronSaint Pope Gregory I
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Gregoria nameDayRelatedTo Saint Gregory
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Agilulf notedBy Pope Gregory I
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Pope Pelagius II successor Pope Gregory I
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Pope Pelagius II successor Gregory the Great
Moralia in Job author Pope Gregory I
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Moralia in Job author Gregory the Great
Dialogues author Pope Gregory I
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Dialogues author Gregory the Great
Pastoral Rule author Pope Gregory I
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Pastoral Rule author Gregory the Great
Pastoral Rule associatedWith papacy of Gregory I
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Homilies on the Gospels author Pope Gregory I
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Homilies on the Gospels author Gregory the Great
Monastery of St. Andrew on the Caelian Hill foundedBy Pope Gregory I
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Monastery of St. Andrew on the Caelian Hill associatedWith Pope Gregory I
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Monastery of St. Andrew on the Caelian Hill notableResident Pope Gregory I
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Pope Sabinian predecessor Pope Gregory I
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Pope Sabinian servedUnder Pope Gregory I
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Kingdom of Kent hasImportantFigure Pope Gregory the Great
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Kerċem parishPatronSaint Saint Gregory the Great
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Rendlesham parishChurchDedicatedTo St Gregory
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Æthelberht of Kent associatedWith Pope Gregory I
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Austin of Canterbury appointedBy Pope Gregory I
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Austin of Canterbury sentBy Pope Gregory I
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Laurence of Canterbury appointedBy Pope Gregory I
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