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Pope Gregory I (Latin: Gregorius I; c. 540 – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was the 64th Bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 to his death. [1] [a] He is known for instituting the first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the Gregorian mission, to convert the then largely pagan Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. [2]
The Liber beatae Gregorii papae ('book of the blessed Pope Gregory'), often known in English as the Anonymous Life of Gregory the Great, is a hagiography of Pope Gregory I composed by an anonymous monk or nun at a Northumbrian monastery, usually thought to have been at Whitby, around 700.
Giric mac Dúngail (Modern Gaelic: Griogair mac Dhunghail; [1] fl. c. 878–889), in modern English his name is Gregory or Greg MacDougal and nicknamed Mac Rath ("Son of Fortune"), [2] was a king of the Picts or the king of Alba.
Pope Gregory I ("the Great"; 590–604), after whom the Gregorian chant is named; Pope Gregory II (715–731) Pope Gregory III (731–741) Pope Gregory IV (827–844) Pope Gregory V (996–999) Pope Gregory VI (1045–1046) Antipope Gregory VI; Pope Gregory VII (1073–1085), after whom the Gregorian Reform is named; Pope Gregory VIII (1187 ...
In Greek mythology, Priam (/ ˈ p r aɪ. ə m /; Ancient Greek: Πρίαμος, pronounced) was the legendary and last [1] king of Troy during the Trojan War. He was the son of Laomedon. His many children included notable characters such as Hector, Paris, and Cassandra.
Sixteen popes and two antipopes have used the name Gregorius, starting with Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great). It is tied with Benedict as the second-most popular name for popes, after John . Although the name was uncommon in the early 20th century, after the popularity of the actor Gregory Peck it became one of the ten most common male names ...
King of Sweden (1611–1632), founder of the Swedish Empire, and noted military leader 1594 – 1632: Gwanggaeto the Great: King of Goguryeo, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea: 374 – 413 [14] Henry IV of France: King of France and King of Navarre 1553 – 1610: Herod the Great: King of Judea 73 BC / 74 BC – 4 BC: Hugh III of Cyprus: King ...
The dialogues of Saint Gregory, surnamed the Great; pope of Rome & the first of that name. Divided into four books, wherein he entreateth of the lives and miracles of the saints in Italy and of the eternity of men's souls. London: Warner. Zimmerman, ODO John (1959). Saint Gregory the Great: Dialogues. New York: Catholic University of America Press.