Gregory the Great

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Christian theologian Doctor of the Church Latin Church Father human pope saint

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.

Aliases (5)

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian theologian → Doctor of the Church → Latin Church Father → human → pope → saint →
alsoKnownAs	Gregory I the Great → Pope Gregory I → Saint Gregory the Great →
birthDate	c. 540 →
birthName	Gregorius → Gregory I →
birthPlace	Byzantine Italy → Rome →
canonizationStatus	pre-congregation saint →
church	Catholic Church →
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 → Eastern Orthodox Church → Lutheran churches →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gregory the Great ("Pope Gregory I") → Gregory the Great ("Saint Gregory the Great") → Gregory the Great ("Gregory I the Great") → Pope Gregory the Dialogist ("Pope Gregory I") → Pope Gregory the Dialogist → Pope Gregory the Dialogist ("Gregory I") →	alsoKnownAs
Gregorian chant ("Pope Gregory I") → Gregory ("Pope Gregory I") →	associatedWith
Augustine of Canterbury ("Pope Gregory I") →	appointedBy
Gregory the Great ("Gregory I") →	birthName
See of Canterbury ("Pope Gregory I") →	establishedBy
Doctor of the Church ("St. Gregory the Great") →	firstDoctorsTraditionally
Archbishop of Canterbury ("Pope Gregory I") →	foundedBy
Gregorian chant ("Pope Gregory I") →	namedAfter
Augustine of Canterbury ("Pope Gregory I") →	patron
Christianization of the British Isles →	significantPerson
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts →	traditionallyAttributedTo
Augustine of Canterbury ("Pope Gregory I") →	workedUnder