The Greatness of the First St. Gregory
By Stephen P. White
Today the Church marks the feast of St. Gregory the Great, pope and doctor of the Church. He was born around 540, just a few years before the death of another great European saint (and co-patron of Europe) Benedict of Nursia. The lives of these two men are similar in interesting ways. But the ways in which their lives ultimately diverge also reveal something about how the Lord provides for his Church.
Gregory was born into one of the great families of Rome. Among its members were many senators, consuls, and more than one emperor. Gregory's father was a senator and his…
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