Church figure
Gregory the Great
A Roman official turned monk who became pope in a time of plague and war, and sent missionaries to England.
Awaiting theological review
member of
- Religious orderBenedictines (Order of Saint Benedict) →Historical context
connected with
- Person of the BibleMary Magdalene →Historical context
In a homily of 591 he identified her with the sinful woman of Luke 7 — a reading the Gospels themselves do not make.
- Church figureBenedict of Nursia →Early Christian source
Wrote his life
- PopePope Gregory I →Historical context
His pontificate