Gregory I was born on November 30, 540[1], in Rome[2]. He died on March 12, 604[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a diplomat[5], Latin Catholic priest[6], writer[7], Doctor of the Church[8], and monk[9]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,158 views/month, #6,110 of 1,000,298).[10]
Position held: Pope[15], papal apocrisiarius to Constantinople[16]
Notable work: Dialogues[17], Registrum Gregorii[18], Pastoral Care[19], Moralia in Job[20], Omelie super Ezechielem[21], Expositio in librum primum Regum[22], Expositio super Cantica Canticorum[23]
Things named for Gregory I include Gregorian chant[39], a music genre[40], founded in 0900[41]; Notre Dame College, Dhaka[42], a college[43], in Pakistan[44], founded in 1949[45]; Gregorian Masses[46]; St Gregory's Minster[47], a church building[48], in United Kingdom[49], founded in 1001[50]; San Gregorio della Divina Pietà[51], a church building[52], in Italy[53], founded in 1729[54]; and San Gregorio Magno[55], a church building[56], in Italy[57].
Why It Matters
Gregory I has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] He is known by 184 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
He has been cited as an influence by Thomas Aquinas[60], a theologian[61], 1225–1274[62], specialised in philosophy[63].
Works attributed to him include Moralia in Job[64], a literary work[65] and Pastoral Care[66], a literary work[67], founded in 0590[68]. Entities named for him include Gregorian chant[39], a music genre[40], founded in 0900[41]; Notre Dame College, Dhaka[42], a college[43], in Pakistan[44], founded in 1949[45]; Gregorian Masses[46]; St Gregory's Minster[47], a church building[48], in United Kingdom[49], founded in 1001[50]; San Gregorio della Divina Pietà[51], a church building[52], in Italy[53], founded in 1729[54]; and San Gregorio Magno[55], a church building[56], in Italy[57].
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