Pastoral Care

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Pastoral Care is a foundational early medieval Christian handbook by Pope Gregory the Great that instructs bishops and clergy on the duties and spiritual responsibilities of church leadership.

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Pastoral Care canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological work ⓘ
book ⓘ
pastoral handbook ⓘ
approximateDate c. 590–595 ⓘ
associatedWithEvent early medieval church reform ⓘ
author Gregory the Great ⓘ
Pope Gregory I ⓘ
linked to: Gregory the Great
circulation widely read in the Middle Ages ⓘ
dateWritten late 6th century ⓘ
emphasizes accountability of pastors before God ⓘ
careful preaching adapted to hearers ⓘ
moral integrity of church leaders ⓘ
focusesOn discernment in pastoral care ⓘ
humility in church leadership ⓘ
qualities of a good pastor ⓘ
responsibility for souls ⓘ
genre Christian ethics ⓘ
pastoral theology ⓘ
hasPart guidance on moral life of pastors ⓘ
instructions on selection of bishops ⓘ
teaching on preaching and instruction ⓘ
warnings about spiritual dangers of office ⓘ
hasTranslation Old English translation by Alfred the Great ⓘ
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages ⓘ
influenced canon law thinking on bishops ⓘ
medieval episcopal ideals ⓘ
medieval pastoral practice ⓘ
influencedBy patristic pastoral tradition ⓘ
intendedAudience bishops ⓘ
church leaders ⓘ
clergy ⓘ
mainSubject duties of bishops ⓘ
pastoral responsibilities of clergy ⓘ
spiritual leadership ⓘ
originalLanguage Latin ⓘ
originalTitle Regula Pastoralis ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Rome ⓘ
religiousTradition Catholic Church ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
status foundational text for medieval pastoral theology ⓘ
teaches different people require different kinds of spiritual guidance ⓘ
pastoral office is a burden and a service ⓘ
pastors must combine contemplation and action ⓘ
theologicalOrientation Latin Church ⓘ
Western Christianity ⓘ
workOf Pope Gregory I ⓘ
linked to: Gregory the Great
writtenByOfficeHolder Bishop of Rome ⓘ
linked to: Pope
writtenByPosition Pope ⓘ

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Pastoral Rule → alternativeName → Pastoral Care ⓘ