Gregory the Great

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theologian
Doctor of the Church
Latin Church Father
human
pope
saint
alsoKnownAs Gregory the Great
surface form: Gregory I the Great

Gregory the Great
surface form: Pope Gregory I

Gregory the Great
surface form: Saint Gregory the Great
birthDate c. 540
birthName Gregorio
surface form: Gregorius

Gregory the Great self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gregory I
birthPlace Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna
surface form: Byzantine Italy

Rome
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
church Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire
deathDate 12 March 604
deathPlace Rome
denomination Latin Church worldwide
surface form: 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 the Anglo-Saxons
surface form: Gregorian mission to England
successor Pope Sabinian
theologicalTradition Western Christianity
title Doctor of the Church
Father of the Latin Church
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran churches

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Mellitus appointedBy Gregory the Great
this entity surface form: Pope Gregory I
Mellitus sentBy Gregory the Great
this entity surface form: Pope Gregory I
Book I usesSourcesFrom Gregory the Great
subject surface form: Book I (Peter Lombard's Sentences)