Pope Gregory Research Paper

Pope Gregory I, was the first monk to become pope of the catholic church between 590 and 604 AD. He was also the first pope who had the name of Gregory and the fourth doctor in the Latin Church. One of the many achievement he has made was to break the terror made by the Lombards who invaded Italy in 568. Even though Pope Gregory I accomplished many great things during his time, he was also “likely to be the first pope to send a mission to take the gospel to ends of the world” (Hollas). Pope Gregory was an important figure in the early church, and played an essential role in developing missions in Western Europe. Gregory the great was born around 540 and died on March 12, 604 in Rome, Italy. He was coming from a wealthy family …show more content…
He considered hiding himself because he did not want to leave his life as a monk. But, he ended up being captured and brought to St Peters (Windt). Even though he accepted the title, Gregory did not like being a pope and preferred his life as a monk, which he affirmed in his series of writings, referring to himself as a servant of God (Catholic Online). He had to experience “numerous challenges including those posed by the Lombards, who sought to control Italy and practice Arian Christianity”( Straw), and by the Byzantines, “who employed strategies that were designed to protect Ravenna, the administrative center of Byzantine government in Italy, at the expense of Rome” (Straw). Even though he tried to solve these problems by fighting back, he realized that he was not able to defeat them, and tried to seek peace with the Lombards (Straw). Even though trying to create an alliance between them could have been risky for the independence of Ravenna, Gregory got close to Theodelinda, the catholic wife of the Lombard’s king. This relationship permitted Catholics to be accepted at court. After 600, the relationship between the Lombard and Italy improved