Born
540
Died
604
Nationality
Roman
Events involving St. Gregory the Great (3)
540
ID: 4897
Birth of St. Gregory the Great in Rome - future Pope and Doctor of the Church
ID: 4897
590
ID: 4898
September 3, 590
St. Gregory the Great elected Pope - first monk to become Pope, initiates Gregorian reforms and sends missionaries to England
ID: 4898
604
ID: 4899
March 12, 604
Death of Pope St. Gregory the Great - left 854 letters, homilies, and the 'Dialogues' containing life of St. Benedict
ID: 4899