Life & Impact of St. Gregory the Great
Catholic Heritage with Dr. Italy
English - May 10, 2019 15:29 - 14 minutes - 6.52 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality catholic christian churchhistory history Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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As the civilization in the West was dissolving into the Dark Ages, a man named Gregory was elected to fill the chair of St. Peter. First prefect or mayor of Rome, then monk, then the Pope's ambassador to Constantinople, then finally bishop of Rome, Gregory rocked the church and the civilized world. He was a man who could walk with kings and yet with whom the poor of Rome felt right at home. In this 20 minute podcast, Dr. Italy discusses just a few of Gregory's strengths as diplomat, disciple, preacher, teacher of bishops and master story-teller. The impact of Gregory's writings and example upon the Western Church in the Middles Ages is hard to overestimate.