Gregory the Great

(Pope Gregory I)

590–640

Increased the power of the papacy by church reforms and effective management.

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Growth of the Christian Church  in  The Story of the Middle Ages  by  Samuel B. Harding
Monasticism in the East  in  The Early Church, from Ignatius to Augustine  by  George Hodges
Gregory the Great, 540-604  in  Saints and Heroes to the End of the Middle Ages  by  George Hodges
Building of Canterbury Cathedral  in  Tales from Canterbury Cathedral  by  Mrs. Frewen Lord
Story of Gregory and the Pretty Children  in  Our Island Story  by  H. E. Marshall
How England Became Christian  in  Historical Tales: English  by  Charles Morris
Boy Captives  in  Stories from English History  by  Hilda T. Skae
St. Gregory the Great  in    by  


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Gregory the Great
 in Saints and Heroes to the End of the Middle Ages

St. Gregory the Great
 in History of the Church: Early Middle Ages

Saint Gregory and the English Slave Children
 in European Hero Stories