✚ Pope Reviews · № 64
Gregory I
· 590 – 604 · 14 yrs · died
A monk who never wanted the job, then reorganized the papacy, the liturgy, and the chant that carries his name.
Did
- Sent Augustine to convert the Anglo-Saxons in 596.
- Ran Rome's food supply, defenses, and diplomacy when the Empire couldn't.
- Wrote the Pastoral Rule, the job description for bishops for a thousand years.
Didn't
- Compose the chant, probably. 'Gregorian' is a later attribution.
From the record
Pope Gregory I, commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was the 64th Bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 until his death on 12 March 604.
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