POPE GREGORY THE GREAT
By: Devyn A. Romine
The Church Has
Power
“PRAYER IS A STRONG WALL AND
FORTRESS OF THE CHURCH; IT IS A
GOODLY CHRISTIAN WEAPON.” –
MARTIN LUTHER.
STRUCTURE OF THE CHURCH
 Church
also had a structure or “hierarchy”
 Who was at the top?
 Pope
 Who was under the pope?
– Body of officials who perform
religious services
Clergy
 Bishops
 Priests
– lowest ranking members of the clergy
What The Church Can Do.
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1.) The church has the authority to teach God’s word
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2.) The church has authority to share the Gospel—to
evangelize others in His name
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3.) The church has the authority to disciple its
members
4.) The church has the authority to discipline its
members—disciplining means to rebuke, shun, or
excommunicate
 5.) The
Church is the leader in peoples life's so, they
must lead others.
WHO WAS GREGORY THE GREAT
 Pope
Saint Gregory I, commonly known as Saint
Gregory the Great, was born in Rome, was pope of the
Catholic Church from 3 September 590 AD to his death
on March 12, 604 AD.
 Is
counted as one of the four greatest Fathers` of the
church which, Fathers' duties in the church primarily
revolve around teaching.
The Gregorian Chant
• Named after him, is a list of liturgical music of the Roman
Catholic Church. Oldest set know to the church records
Prolific Writer
• Was a writer of Life.
First Pope from a Monastic Background
Church Diplomat
• Went to many missions for the church.
Political man
• prefect of Rome well known in the Law. Over all else he was a
busy man.
EARLY ROLE IN THE CHURCH FOR SAINT
GREGORY
THE FAMILY OF SAINTS
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Wealthy family
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Farther was a senator and a prefect
of Rome
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Mother and Aunt are saints in the
church
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His great-great-grandfather was
Pope Felix III who reigned from 483
to 492
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Turn his family home into a
Monastery after fathers death.
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Believed in the Unity of the Church
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Sent out Monks to reach out to people
about Christ.
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He wanted to Convert the barbarians
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must have high respect for God’s
Anointed one – 1 Samuel
WHAT GREGORY THE GREAT WAS
FAMOUS FOR
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Evangelize England and changing the
Mass.
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He was ferociously devoted to the poor
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He was known to have a servants’
heart.
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He wrote a book of instruction for
bishops, the “On Pastoral Care”
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Was the one to start baptizing at birth
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He was the first pope to call himself
“Servus Servorum Dei, "the servant of
the servants of God“.
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First medieval pope
 Gregory
was hard and strict. When a
monk on his deathbed confessed to
stealing three pieces of gold, Gregory
ordered he be left to die alone. After the
poor monk had died, Gregory ordered his
body thrown on a dung heap along with
the three coins. Then, in a turn of heart,
Gregory offered 30 Masses for the
deceased monk.
THE DARK SIDE OF GREGORY THE
GREAT
POPE GREGORY THE
GREAT IS MY HOME BOY!
"For the place of heretics is very pride itself...for the
place of the wicked is pride just as conversely
humility is the place of the good.”- Pope Saint
Gregory I
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http://www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/rulers/gregorygreat.html
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpR9Mv63AY0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWvSdidzRcA
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http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=54
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