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A 6 page research paper/essay that examines the life and work of Pope Gregory the Great. Gregory I, known as "the Great," was pope from 590 to 604 and considered to the "last of the Latin Fathers of the Western Church." What sort of man was Gregory to earn such appellations? The history of Pope Gregory's papacy, with its many accomplishments, supports the veneration that has been given this extraordinary man over the centuries, but also, modern readers can discern the depth of this theologian through close examination of his writing. The writer discusses Gregory Second Dialogue, the Life of St. Benedict. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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was Gregory to earn such appellations? The history of Pope Gregorys papacy, with its many accomplishments, supports the veneration that has been given this extraordinary man over the centuries, but
also, modern readers can discern the depth of this theologian through close examination of his writing. The son of a devout Roman senator, Pope Gregorys family history is
closely connected to the Church, as at the time of his birth in 540, his family had already produced two pontiffs and his mother Sylvia, as well as two his
fathers sisters would later be canonized.2 Although he was appointed at the age of thirty-three to be the Prefect of the city of Rome, he resigned this powerful position within
a year in order to pursue a monastic life.3 Gregory, during this life time, put his considerable personal fortune to work for the Church by founding seven monasteries, six of
which were located on his family estates in Sicily.4 A seventh, which was dedicated to St. Andrew was erected on the Clivus Scauri in Rome and it was this monastery
that Gregory joined.5 In 578, Pope Benedict I appointed Gregory to be one of the seven deacons of Rome and the following year, he was sent by Pope
Pelagius II as ambassador to the Imperial court in Constantinople. It was at this time that the first of his commentaries was set written.6 As pope, Gregory the Great rescued
Rome from "degradation, revived arts and letters, and threw the full weight of the new Benedictine monasticism behind the conversion of Europe."7 Throughout his papacy, Gregory continued to write extensively.
His Dialogues concern the lives of the saints of Italy, with the second book dedicated to recording the "Life of St. Benedict."8 Gregory begins his life of St.
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