Name
Gregory I, 'the Great', bishop of Rome, ob. 604
Saint ID
S00838
Number in BH
BHL 3636-3651, BHG 720-721
Reported Death Not Before
604
Reported Death Not After
604
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops , Ascetics/monks/nuns, Writers, Miracle-workers in lifetime
| ID | Title | E00690 | The Notitia ecclesiarum urbis Romae, a guide to saints' graves around Rome, closes with the church and grave of *Peter (the Apostle, S00036) on the 'via Vaticana', north-west of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 625/649. A description of the basilica, added in the later 8th c., lists many of the altars of saints within the church. | E01419 | The short Life of *Gregory I ('the Great, bishop of Rome, ob. 604, S00838) in the Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome, probably early in the 7th c., mentions his enhancement of the tombs of the Apostles *Peter (S00036) and *Paul (S00008), so that mass could be celebrated directly over their bodies; his dedication of the church of *Agatha, (virgin and martyr of Catania, S00794); and his burial at St Peter's, perhaps on 12 March; all in Rome. | E03579 | The author of the Copenhagen Continuation of Prosper, an anonymous continuation of the Latin chronicle of Prosper of Aquitaine, attributes miracles to *Gregory the Great (bishop of Rome, ob. 604, S00838). Composed in northern Italy, c. 625. | E05553 | Bede, in his Martyrology, records the feast on 28 May of the laying to rest of *Iohannes/John I (bishop of Rome (523-526), S00308), about whom *Gregory (the Great, ob. 604, S00838) wrote. Written in Latin at Wearmouth-Jarrow (north-east Britain), 725/731. | E05853 | The Calendar of Willibrord, in its earliest version, records the feasts of various saints in March. Written in Latin at Echternach, Frisia (north-east Gaul), 703/710. | E05872 | The Latin Whitby Life of *Gregory the Great (bishop of Rome, ob. 604, S00838), records the saint's life, miracles, and writings, with a special focus on his conversion of the English to Christianity. Written by a monk or nun of Whitby (north-east Britain), 685/714, perhaps 704/14. Overview entry | E05960 | In the Latin Whitby Life of *Gregory the Great (bishop of Rome, ob. 604, S00838), the author notes the lack of miracles attributed to the saint, and theorises on the importance of miracles as proof of sanctity. Written by a monk or nun of Whitby (north-east Britain), 685/714, perhaps 704/14. | E05961 | In the Latin Whitby Life of *Gregory the Great, (bishop of Rome, ob. 604, S00838), the author recounts the discovery and translation of the relics of *Edwin (king of the Northumbrians, ob. 633, S02159). Written by a monk or nun of Whitby (north-east Britain), 685/714, perhaps 704/14. | E05962 | In the Latin Whitby Life of *Gregory the Great, (bishop of Rome, ob. 604, S00838), the author recounts a miracle in Rome, involving the bleeding of cloths consecrated as contact relics of various unspecified *martyrs (S00060). Written by a monk or nun of Whitby (north-east Britain), 685/714, perhaps 704/14. | E05963 | In the Latin Whitby Life of *Gregory the Great, (bishop of Rome, ob. 604, S00838), the author reports that the saint extinguished the light (at the tomb?) of the pope (presumably *Siricius, bishop of Rome, ob. 399, S00527) who had banished *Jerome (Church Father, ob. S00267); and that he later caused the death of his successor (Pope Sabinianus, ob. 606) for denigrating his own memory. Written by a monk or nun of Whitby (north-east Britain), 685/714, perhaps 704/14. | E05964 | In the Latin Whitby Life of *Gregory the Great (bishop of Rome, ob. 604, S00838), the author reports that the saint, through his tears, brought about the posthumous baptism of the emperor Trajan (ob. 117). Written by a monk or nun of Whitby (north-east Britain), 685/714, perhaps 704/14. | E06042 | Pope Vitalianus, in a letter to Oswiu, king of the Northumbrians (northern Britain), states that he is sending him and his wife relics of *Peter (the Apostle, S00036), *Paul (the Apostle, S00088), *Iohannes and Paulus (martyrs of Rome, S00384), *Gregory ('the Great,' bishop of Rome, ob. 604, S00838), and *Pancratius (martyr of Rome, S00307). Written in Latin at Rome, 666/8; recorded by Bede, writing at Wearmouth-Jarrow (north-east Britain), 731. | E06578 | Aldhelm, in his prose On Virginity, names *Lucia (virgin and martyr of Syracuse, S00846), whose name, among others, is recited during Mass, as an exemplary virgin. Written in Latin in southern Britain, for the nuns at the monastery at Barking (south-east Britain), c. 675/686. | E08236 | The Gothic Missal includes prayers to be performed on rogation (fasting) days at churches dedicated to various named saints. Written in Latin in Gaul, perhaps at Luxeuil for the Christian community of Autun, c. 680/710. | E08315 | 35 relic labels at Sens (northern Gaul), datable by their script to the 7th or 8th c., for relics of a great diversity of saints. Written in Latin, perhaps at Sens, or at an earlier stage in their transmission. |
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