The pontificate of Pope Gregory I, 590-604 /
Church. Although he
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | Church. Although he civil matters He was an exacting administrator who commands to the papal agents show an unswerving desire committed to the preservation of Rome and the Roman decisions and infer much of his philosophy. This did not want. Despite his infirmities Gregory has been given much of the historical credit for saving both Gregorfs pontificate came during perhaps the darkest Gregory seemed ill-equipped for any position of health and a sense of despair from assuming a title he imperial policy he acknowledged that the emperor including over 800 letters. From these letters it is Italy, the Lombards; and his interaction with the leadership, as he suffered from both chronic poor left a fairly extensive written record for his time, living in Constantinople had ultimate authority over Lombards or corrupt Church officials. Although this of Gregory it suggests that Gregory was indeed worthy of the title "The Great.'' papal agents he assigned to various sections of the papal estates against the depredations of either the papal estates. The letters he wrote to respond to peninsula was wracked by wad-area famine, and disease. period in Roman history, as the entire Italian pontificate, his relationship with the leadership in Pope Gregory 1, otherwise known as Gregory the Great. possible to reconstruct many of his administrative relationship with the barbarian force that had invaded required his agents to provide ample documentation of sometimes operated somewhat independently from the imperial capital of Constantinople', his the Roman Church and the city of Rome itself Gregory their activities on behalf of the papal estates. His these three issues show a man who was fiercely thesis looks at three issues Gregory faced during his thesis provides only a foundation for further analysis This thesis is an analysis of the administration of aphics. to help the poor and protect the population of the |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: History". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | v, 75 leaves ; 28 cm. Also available online. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |