DOCTOR
Saint Gregory the Great
Bishop, Doctor of the Church
Saint Gregory the Great, Father of the Medieval Papacy, declared a Doctor of the Church.
background
Pope Saint Gregory I (c. 540-604) reformed the liturgy and Church administration, sent missionaries to England, and wrote the Pastoral Rule for bishops. One of the four original Latin Doctors of the Church, confirmed by Pope Boniface VIII in 1298.
summary
Saint Gregory the Great, Father of the Medieval Papacy, declared a Doctor of the Church.
doctor Title
Father of the Medieval Papacy
feast Day
September 3