Pope Gregory I, commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was the 64th Bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 until his death on 12 March 604.
Miniature of Gregory the Great writing, in a 12th-century copy of his Dialogues
Illumination in a 12th-century manuscript of a letter of Gregory's to Leander of Seville
Augustine of Canterbury on his mission to Anglo-Saxon England
Mass of St. Gregory, c. 1490, attributed to Diego de la Cruz, oil and gold on panel (Philadelphia Museum of Art)
Great Lent, or the Great Fast, is the most important fasting season of the church year within many denominations of Eastern Christianity. It is intended to prepare Christians for the greatest feast of
Eucharist at St. Mary's Church, Meenangadi
The Crucifixion. Icon by Theophanes the Cretan (16th century, Stavronikita monastery, Mount Athos).
Saint Gregory Dialogus, who is credited with compiling the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
The Last Judgment is a repeating theme of Great Lent (17th-century icon from Lipie, Poland).