Special Offers
Buddhist
Catholic
Contemplative
Evangelical
General Christian
Hindu
Jewish
Latter-day Saint
Muslim
New Visions
Progressive Christian
Beliefs
Buddhist
Catholic
Contemplative
Evangelical
General Christian
Hindu
Jewish
Latter-day Saint
More Voices
Muslim
New Visions
Pagan
Progressive Christian
Topics
Religion News
Food and Religion
Sports and Religion
Religious Art
Religious Music and Entertainment
Religious Events
History and Religion
Style and Religion
Politics and Religion
Women in Religion
Recreation Outdoors and Religion
Business Finance and Religion
Careers Workplace and Religion
Education and Religion
Family Parenting and Religion
Health Fitness and Religion
Home and Religion
Relationships and Religion
Technology and Religion
Travel and Religion
Columnists
Buddhist Columnists
Business Finance and Religion Columnists
Careers Workplace and Religion Columnists
Catholic Columnists
Contemplative Columnists
Education and Religion Columnists
Evangelists Columnists
Family Parenting and Religion Columnists
General Christian Columnists
Health Fitness and Religion Columnists
Hindu Columnists
History and Religion Columnists
Home and Religion Columnists
Jewish Columnists
More Voices Columnists
Latter Day Columnists
Muslim Columnists
New Visions Columnists
Nonreligious Columnists
Pagan Columnists
Politics and Religion Columnists
Progressive Columnists
Recreation Outdoors and Religion Columnists
Relationships and Religion Columnists
Religion News Columnists
Religious Art Columnists
Religious Events Columnists
Religious Music and Entertainment Columnists
Sports and Religion Columnists
Style and Religion Columnists
Technology and Religion Columnists
Travel and Religion Columnists
Women in Religion Columnists
Resource Library
2025 Calendar
Library of World Religions
The 100 Most Holy Places on Earth
Patheos Answers
Podcasts
Videos
Faith Leaders Database
Anglican Episcopalian
Bahai
Baptist
Buddhism
Christianity
Confucianism
Eastern Orthodoxy
Hinduism
Holiness and Pentecostal
ISKCON
Islam
Judaism
Lutheran
Methodist
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
New Age
Paganism
Presbytarian and Reformed
Protestantism
Religion Behind the Scenes
Roman Catholic
Scientology
Shia Islam
Sikhism
Sufism
Sunni Islam
Taoism
Zen
See all religions
Research Tools
Comparison Lens
Preacher Resources
Teacher Resources
Video
Podcasts
Thought Readers
Faith In Media Tracker
E-Books and Other Special Offers
God's Cheat Sheet to Finances
Books of the Bible Study series
History of the Bible
7 Day Prayer Challenge for Spouses
A Different Kind of Christian
Jesus is Love
Prayer Devotional
The Saints We Love
FaithChatter Conversation Cards
Newsletters
Special Offers
Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In
Subscription Support
Trending:
Pope Leo Xiv
|
Resurrection
|
Trump
|
Social Justice
|
Peace
|
Pope Francis
McNamara's Blog
Home
About
Archives
Home
Catholic
Catholic History in Less Than Five Minutes: Pope St. Gregory I the Great (590-604 A.D.)
Catholic History in Less Than Five Minutes: Pope St. Gregory I the Great (590-604 A.D.)
Last updated on: June 16, 2014 at 7:23 am
by
Pat McNamara
Catholic History in Less Than Five Minutes: Pope St. Gregory I the Great (590-604 A.D.)
2014-06-16T07:23:43-06:00
Pat McNamara
Patheos
Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.
Catholic History in Less Than 5 Minutes
Middle Ages
Popes
Video Presentations
Previous Post
June 13, 2014
The “White Benedictines” of Arkansas (1874)
Next Post
June 16, 2014
“The Church Would Look Foolish Without Them”: Thomas O'Neil, Toledo, Ohio
Browse Our Archives
Select a Category
African-American Catholics
Alabama Catholics
American Catholic History
American Catholic women
American History
Anniversaries
Anti-Catholicism
Arkansas Catholics
Benedictines
Bishops
Blessed John Henry Newman
Book Reviews
Books
Boston College
Brooklyn churches
Brothers
California Catholics
Capuchins
Cardinals
Carlo Carretto
Carmelites
Catholic authors
Catholic Cemeteries
Catholic Historians
Catholic History in Less Than 5 Minutes
Catholic musicians
Catholic Poetry
Catholic Press
Catholic School Textbook
Catholic University of America
Catholic Worker
Catholics and Music
Catholics and Race
Catholics in Politics
Catholics in the American Revolution
Catholics in the Military
Catholics in the Movies
Catholics in the South
Catholics in the West
Catholics on Stage
Catjolic Women
Catolic Poetry
Charles de Foucauld
Children's Masses
Christian Brothers
Christmas
Church Reform
Civil Rights Movement
Civil War
Colleges and universities
Converts
D.C. Catholics
Deaf Catholics
Dominicans.
Dorothy Day
English Catholics
Florida Catholics
Fordham University
Franciscans
French Catholics
Georgetown University
German Americans
Good Shepherd Sisters
Hispanic Catholics
Historians and Archivists
Holy Cross Fathers
Holy Name Society
Idaho Catholics
Illinois Catholics
Indian Wars
Indiana Catholics
Irish Americans
Irish Catholicism
Italian Americans
Italian Catholics
Jesuits
Josephite Sisters
Kentucky Catholics
Know-Nothings
Laetare Medal Recipients
laity
Liturgical Movement
Maine Catholics
Manhattan College
Maryland Catholicism
Michigan Catholics
Middle Ages
Minnesota Catholics
Missionaries
Mississippi Catholics
Missouri Catholics
Monasteries
Montana Catholics
Native Americans
New England Catholicism
New Jersey Catholics
New York Catholics
North American College
Ohio Catholics
Oratorians
Oregon Catholics
Parish Mission
Parishes
Passionists
Pat McNamara's Books
Paulists
Pennsylvania Catholics
Popes
Presidents
Priests
Quotations
Religious Orders
Rhode Island Catholics
Saints
Salesians
Seminarians
Seminaries
Sermons
Servants of God
Siisters of Charity
Sisters of Mercy
South Carolina Catholics
Spanish-American War
Sports
St. Francis of Assiai
St. John Henry Newman
Suplicians
Tennessee Catholics
Texas Catholics
The year in review
Thomas Merton
Throwback Thursday Photograph
Trappists
Uncategorized
University of Notre Dame
Video Presentations
Vincentians
Virginia Catholics
Visitation Nuns
Washington
West Point
West Virginia Catholics
West Viriginia Catholics
Wisconsin Catholicism
Women Religious
World War II
Select a Month
December 2020
June 2020
May 2020
April 2020
March 2020
March 2019
February 2019
January 2019
December 2018
November 2018
November 2014
October 2014
September 2014
August 2014
July 2014
June 2014
May 2014
December 2013
November 2013
October 2013
August 2013
July 2013
June 2013
May 2013
April 2013
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
December 2012
November 2012
October 2012
September 2012
August 2012
July 2012
June 2012
April 2012
March 2012
December 2011
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
August 2011
July 2011
June 2011
May 2011
April 2011
March 2011
February 2011
January 2011
December 2010
November 2010
October 2010
January 2010
December 2009
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009
August 2009
July 2009
June 2009
May 2009
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009
December 2008
Follow Us!
Related posts from
McNamara's Blog
Catholic
Pope Pius XII, the Vatican Archives, and the...
McNamara's Blog
Catholic
Review of Jon M. Sweeney, "When Saint Francis...
McNamara's Blog
Catholic
An African-American Woman Writes to Pope Pius IX,...
McNamara's Blog
Catholic
Catholic History in Less Than Five Minutes: The...
McNamara's Blog
TRENDING AT PATHEOS Catholic
Can God Be Seen?
The Bible can be complicated at times and even appear to contradict...
A Boy Scout Promises to Honor God
June 12, 2025 is a combination of a day honoring fathers for...
Celebrating The Saints
Throughout the Easter season, the Byzantine (Catholic and Orthodox) calendar gave us...
Why Truth Is Not Bullying (Even When the...
Recently, I received some pointed criticism—both in my comment section and on...
Swimming, at the End of the World
At the end of the world, I went swimming. It wasn't...
The Man Named Fernando: St. Anthony of Padua
Do you know St. Fernando? How about St. Anthony of Padua? Though...
view all Catholic blogs
McNamara's Blog
Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In