feast day: September 3
about:
- Pope and Doctor of the Church
- Latin: Gregorius I
- commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great
- well-known for his writings
- known as "the Father of Christian Worship" during the Middle Ages
- the first of the popes to come from a monastic background
links/sources:
- "Pope Gregory I" (source: Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_I
- "Pope Saint Gregory the Great" (source: Catholic Online):
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=54
- "Pope St. Gregory I" (source: Catholic Encyclopedia- New Advent):
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06780a.htm
