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Pope Gregory I
Also known as Gregory the Great
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- born. c. 540medium · Wikidata P569
- died. 604-03-12high · Wikidata P570
Bishop of Rome (590-604) who sent Augustine to Kent (597) and wrote the Pastoral Rule, Dialogues and Moralia on Job.
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Pope Gregory I, commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was the 64th Bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 until his death on 12 March 604.
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- Pastoral Rule · New Advent FathersPublic-domain translation; New Advent site edition copyright Kevin Knight. Link, do not mirror.
- Register of Letters · New Advent FathersPublic-domain translation; New Advent site edition copyright Kevin Knight. Link, do not mirror.
- Dialogues · Tertullian Project (Additional Fathers)Per page; Roger Pearse places his own translations in the public domain, others vary. Link only.
- The Whitby Life of St. Gregory · Tertullian Project (Additional Fathers)Per page; Roger Pearse places his own translations in the public domain, others vary. Link only.
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- Pope Gregory I · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikidata Q42827 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1907-1912) article · Various (Catholic Encyclopedia)Accessed 2026-11-12 · 1907-1912 text public domain in the US; dated and confessional, use for history of reception
- Pastoral Rule · Gregory the Great, Pope (c. 540-604)Accessed 2026-11-12 · Public-domain translation; New Advent site edition copyright Kevin Knight. Link, do not mirror.
- Register of Letters · Gregory the Great, Pope (c. 540-604)Accessed 2026-11-12 · Public-domain translation; New Advent site edition copyright Kevin Knight. Link, do not mirror.
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- Q42827
- VIAF 100184667
- Library of Congress n79056801
- Trismegistos author 345
- Perseus 679
- Pinakes 1241
- Catholic Encyclopedia 06780a
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