Pope Benedict’s First Address on Saint Gregory the Great
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In the life of Saint Gregory the Great, almost everything was given for worldly success: he was born into a patrician family, and by the age of thirty he had become prefect of Rome. Yet he turned his back on the official career and became a monk. Later, although he did not desire it at all, he became bishop of Rome and pope. He was born around 540 in Rome, into a distinguished family. He rose to great heights in the worldly career at a young age…
The history of the Church and Western civilization includes very few giants of the spiritual and political stature of St. Gregory I, universally
In the Catholic Church, the liturgical commemoration of Gregory the Great, who abandoned wealth and position to become a poor monk, and as pope contributed to ending the plague that plagued Rome. Furthermore, St. Gregory standardized the liturgy in the Western Church and became famous as the co-creator of Gregorian chant. Gregory was born in 540 in Rome to a wealthy patrician family. As a young man, the article "St. Gregory the Great – He Abando…
Pope Benedict’s First Address on Saint Gregory the Great
BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Wednesday, 28 May 2008 Saint Gregory the Great (1) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Last Wednesday I spoke of a Father of the Church little known in the West, Romanus the Melodist. Today I would like to present the figure of one of the greatest Fathers in the history of the Church,
Monaco and Pope (590-604), promoter of the mission to the Angli and reformer of pastoral care.
Known for his dedication to faith and charity, religious left important contributions to the Church and Christian tradition
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