Pastoral Rule
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Pastoral Rule is a foundational 6th-century manual on Christian pastoral care and episcopal duties written by Pope Gregory the Great.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pastoral Rule canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological work
ⓘ
book ⓘ pastoral manual ⓘ |
| addresses |
correction and discipline of believers
ⓘ
dangers of spiritual pride in clergy ⓘ humility and self-knowledge of pastors ⓘ preaching and teaching responsibilities ⓘ selection of candidates for pastoral office ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Pastoral Care ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 590 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gregory the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
papacy of Gregory I
|
| author |
Gregory the Great
ⓘ
Gregory the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Pope Gregory I
|
| category |
Late Antique Christian literature
ⓘ
Patristic literature ⓘ |
| circulation | widely disseminated in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| denominationalContext |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| ecclesiasticalStatus | highly authoritative in medieval Western Church ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
duties of bishops
ⓘ
moral character of pastors ⓘ spiritual guidance of the faithful ⓘ |
| genre |
ecclesiastical manual
ⓘ
pastoral theology ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | foundational text for Western Christian pastoral practice ⓘ |
| influenced |
Carolingian liturgical reforms
ⓘ
surface form:
Carolingian church reforms
Western Christian views of pastoral ministry ⓘ canon law traditions on episcopal office ⓘ medieval pastoral theology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
bishops
ⓘ
pastors ⓘ |
| notableTranslator |
King Alfred the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Alfred the Great
|
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Rome ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| primarySubject |
Christian ministry
ⓘ
episcopal duties ⓘ pastoral care ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 6th century ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| structure | four books ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
historical theology
ⓘ
seminary education ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Latin Church Fathers ⓘ |
| titleInLatin |
Regula Pastoralis
ⓘ
surface form:
Liber Regulae Pastoralis
Regula Pastoralis ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
Greek
ⓘ
Old English ⓘ various vernacular languages ⓘ |
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