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[[Image:Stgreg.jpg|right|thumb| St. Gregory the Great]]

[[Image:Stgreg.jpg|right|thumb| St. Gregory the Great]]

'''St. Gregory the Great''' (born 540, died 604) also known as Pope Gregory I, or his common title 'Gregory The Great.'  He became Pope in 590 and was a vigilant guardian of the Church’s doctrine. He was the founder of numerous [[monasteries]] including a school for the training of church musicians.  He collected the melodies and plain chant so associated with him that they are now known as [[Gregorian Chants]].<ref>[http://saints.sqpn.com/saintg02.htm  Pope Saint Gregory the Great] Star Quest Production Network</ref>  In his lifetime, he was a [[Monk]], an [[abbot]], a leader of [[Italy]]. Also, a momentous influence on the [[Catholic Church]] through doctrine, organization and discipline. [[Gregory of Tours]] tells us that in grammar, rhetoric and dialectic he was so skillful as to be thought second to none in all Rome.<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06780a.htm Pope St. Gregory I ("the Great")] Catholic Encyclopedia</ref> Gregory became a patron saint of [[England]] for sending St. Augustine of Canterbury on missions there. One of Gregory's greatest accomplishments were his writings ''Dialogues'', a book on the Lives of the Saints. He was proclaimed a [[Doctor of the Church]] by [[Pope Boniface VIII]] in 1295.

'''St. Gregory the Great''' (born 540, died 604) also known as Pope Gregory I, or his common title 'Gregory The Great.'  He became Pope in 590 and was a vigilant guardian of the Church’s doctrine. He was the founder of numerous [[monasteries]] including a school for the training of church musicians.  He collected the melodies and plain chant so associated with him that they are now known as [[Gregorian Chants]].<ref>[http://saints.sqpn.com/saintg02.htm  Pope Saint Gregory the Great] Star Quest Production Network</ref>  In his lifetime, he was a [[Monk]], an [[abbot]], a leader of [[Italy]]. Also, a momentous influence on the [[Catholic Church]] through doctrine, organization and discipline. [[Gregory of Tours]] tells us that in grammar, rhetoric and dialectic he was so skillful as to be thought second to none in all Rome.<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06780a.htm Pope St. Gregory I ("the Great")] Catholic Encyclopedia</ref> Gregory became a patron saint of [[England]] for sending St. Augustine of Canterbury on missions there. One of Gregory's greatest accomplishments were his writings ''Dialogues'', a book on the Lives of the Saints. He was proclaimed a [[Doctor of the Church]] by [[Pope Boniface VIII]] in 1295. Pope St. Gregory the Great is also almost singularly responsible for the evangelization of England to Christ.

==Early life==

==Early life==