St. Gregory the Great St. Gregory was born in Rome about the year 540 A.D. and his birth name was Gregorius. His father was one Gordianus, a wealthy senator and mother Silvia. His father later renounced the world and became one of the seven deacons of Rome. Emperor Justin appointed Gregory as the Chief Magistrate of Rome in the year 574 A.D. He built six monasteries in Sicily and founded a seventh one in his own home at Rome. He worked as ambassador of the Pope Pelagius-II in the Imperial Court in Constantinople. After the death of Pope Pelagius-II St. Gregory was elected Pope unanimously by the clergy and other people on September 9, 590. The major policy of his pontificate was preaching catholic faith and elimination of all deviations from catholic faith. He sent missions, often called Gregorian Missions to evangelize the pagan Anglo-Saxons of England. He was very simple and always used the words "servant of the servants of God" as the papal title in official documents. England people regarded St. Gregory as the source of their conversion. He wrote about 850 letters during his pontificate and also wrote a book called "Pastoral Care" explaining the duties and qualities of Bishops. His papacy ended by his death on March 12, 604. In the Middle Ages St. Gregory was respected and revered as "the father of Christian worship". He was respected as a saint immediately after his death by the general populace. He is the patron of teachers, students, musicians and singers. #Catholic #Christian #believer #trust #followjesus #teacher #musician #student #singer #world #peace #worship