Synonyms:
Gregory, Gregory_I, Saint_Gregory_I, St._Gregory_I, Gregory_the_Great
Meaning: (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604)
Synonyms:
Gregory, Gregory_VII, Hildebrand
Meaning: the Italian pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Roman Catholic Church and the supremacy of the church over the state (1020-1085)
Synonyms:
Gregory, Gregory_XII, Angelo_Correr
Meaning: the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417)
Synonyms:
Gregory, Gregory_XIII, Ugo_Buoncompagni
Meaning: the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585)
Synonyms:
Gregory, Gregory_XVI, Bartolomeo_Alberto_Capillari
Meaning: Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846)
Synonyms:
Gregory, Gregory_Nazianzen, Gregory_of_Nazianzen, St._Gregory_of_Nazianzen
Meaning: (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
Usage examples
Gregory! run, Gregory!
This pope was Boniface, the fourth after the blessed Gregory, bishop of the city of Rome.
St. Gregory praises another religious, who, having been struck several times with a stool by his abbot, attributed it not to the passion of the abbot, but to his own fault.
Employing yourself, therefore, in reading frequently the works of my lord Gregory, your Evangelist, of apostolic memory, keep before your eyes that love of his doctrine, which he zealously bestowed for the sake of your souls; that his prayers may exalt your kingdom and people, and present you faultless before Almighty God.