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Pope Gregory the Great writing, inspired by the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove, in an early 12th-century manuscript at the British LibraryImage: British Library · CC0culture · Europe
Gregory the Great is consecrated pope
When Pope Pelagius II died of plague in February 590, the clergy and people of Rome chose Gregory, a former prefect of the city who had become a monk and abbot. He tried to refuse, and the election needed the Byzantine emperor’s confirmation, but on 3 September 590 he was consecrated at St Peter’s. The first monk to become pope, he fed Rome through famine, negotiated with the Lombards, sent missionaries to the English and became one of the most influential popes of the Middle Ages.
Source: Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): Pope St Gregory I ↗
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