The Earliest Life Of Gregory The Great

Author : Anonymous Monk of Whitby
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1985-09-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521313848

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The Earliest Life of Gregory the Great by Anonymous Monk of Whitby Pdf

In his role of apostle of the English and promoter of Augustine's mission, Gregory the Great became the subject of what is one of the earliest pieces of literature surviving from the Anglo-Saxon period: a Life written by an unknown author at Whitby around 680-704. Although crude in its latinity and idiosyncratic in its presentation, this work is a fascinating source of early traditions about the conversion of the English - including the famous story of Gregory's encounter with the Anglian slave boys - and an important witness to the veneration felt for the saint himself. It casts valuable light on English history in the seventh century, particularly on the career of Edwin of Northumbria, and is the source of two of the most famous legends of the Middle Ages, the Mass of St Gregory and the story of Trajan's rescue from hell. The Life of Gregory seems to be the earliest of the Saints' lives of this period and it is in many ways the most remarkable.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:152248033

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The Earliest Life of Gregory the Great by Anonim Pdf

Author : George E. Demacopoulos
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780268077860

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Gregory the Great by George E. Demacopoulos Pdf

Gregory the Great (bishop of Rome from 590 to 604) is one of the most significant figures in the history of Christianity. His theological works framed medieval Christian attitudes toward mysticism, exegesis, and the role of the saints in the life of the church. The scale of Gregory's administrative activity in both the ecclesial and civic affairs of Rome also helped to make possible the formation of the medieval papacy. Gregory disciplined malcontent clerics, negotiated with barbarian rulers, and oversaw the administration of massive estates that employed thousands of workers. Scholars have often been perplexed by the two sides of Gregory—the monkish theologian and the calculating administrator. George E. Demacopoulos's study is the first to advance the argument that there is a clear connection between the pontiff's thought and his actions. By exploring unique aspects of Gregory's ascetic theology, wherein the summit of Christian perfection is viewed in terms of service to others, Demacopoulos argues that the very aspects of Gregory's theology that made him distinctive were precisely the factors that structured his responses to the practical crises of his day. With a comprehensive understanding of Christian history that resists the customary bifurcation between Christian East and Christian West, Demacopoulos situates Gregory within the broader movements of Christianity and the Roman world that characterize the shift from late antiquity to the early Middle Ages. This fresh reading of Gregory's extensive theological and practical works underscores the novelty and nuance of Gregory as thinker and bishop.

Author : Bronwen Neil,Matthew J. Dal Santo
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004257764

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A Companion to Gregory the Great by Bronwen Neil,Matthew J. Dal Santo Pdf

What made Pope Gregory I “great”? If the Middle Ages had no difficulty recognizing Gregory as one of its most authoritative points of reference, modern readers have not always found this question as easy to answer. As with any great figure, however, there are two sides to Gregory – the historical and the universal. The contributors to this handbook look at Gregory’s “greatness” from both of these angles: what made Gregory stand out among his contemporaries; and what is unique about Gregory’s contribution through his many written works to the development of human thought and described human experience. Contributors include: Jane Baun, Philip Booth, Matthew Dal Santo, Scott DeGregorio, George E. Demacopoulos, Bernard Green, Ann Kuzdale, Stephen Lake, Andrew Louth, Constant J. Mews, John Moorhead, Barbara Müller, Bronwen Neil, Richard M. Pollard, Claire Renkin, Cristina Ricci, and Carole Straw.

Author : Robert Austin Markus
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1997-10-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521586089

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Gregory the Great and His World by Robert Austin Markus Pdf

Markus's new and accessible work is the first full study of Gregory the Great since that of F. H. Dudden (1905) to deal with both Gregory's life and work as well as with his thought and spirituality. With his command of Gregory's works, Markus portrays vividly the daily problems of one of the most attractive characters of the age. Gregory's culture is described in the context of the late Roman educational background and in the context of previous patristic tradition. Markus seeks to understand Gregory as a cultivated late Roman aristocrat converted to the ascetic ideal, caught in the tension between his attraction to the monastic vocation and his episcopal ministry, at a time of catastrophic change in the Roman world. The book deals with every aspect of his pontificate: as bishop of Rome, as landlord of the Church lands, in his relations to the Empire, and to the Western Germanic kingdoms in Spain, Gaul, and, especially, his mission to the English.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780879072445

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Gregory the Great on the Song of Songs by Anonim Pdf

In his literary corpus, Gregory the Great (+604) encapsulated the best of patristic theology and spirituality, bequeathing a rich legacy to generations of Christians who lived after him. Nowhere is this more clearly seen than in his exegesis of the Song of Songs. Gregorys interpretation of this popular Old Testament book not only owes much to Christian exegetes who preceded him, such as Origen, but also profoundly influenced later Western Latin exegetes of the Song, such as Bernard of Clairvaux. Gregory wrote a short commentary on the Song of Songs, and his voluminous writings are filled with interpretations of this biblical book. Later monastic writers combed through his corpus and compiled excerpts in which he interpreted passages from the Song of Songs. This volume includes translations of Gregory the Greats work Exposition on the Song of Songs, as well as the florilegia compiled by Paterius (Gregorys secretary) and the Venerable Bede, and, finally, William of Saint Thierrys Excerpts from the Books of Blessed Gregory on the Song of Songs. It is now the key resource for reading and studying Gregorys interpretation of the Song of Songs.

Author : G. R. Evans,Gillian Rosemary Evans
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1988-10-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 052136826X

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The Thought of Gregory the Great by G. R. Evans,Gillian Rosemary Evans Pdf

A study of Gregory's thought, and the balance he sought between the active and the contemplative.

Author : Saint Gregory the Great,Aeterna Press
Publisher : Aeterna Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Book of Pastoral Rule by Saint Gregory the Great,Aeterna Press Pdf

With kind and humble intent thou reprovest me, dearest brother, for having wished by hiding myself to fly from the burdens of pastoral care; as to which, lest to some they should appear light, I express with my pen in the book before you all my own estimate of their heaviness, in order both that he who is free from them may not unwarily seek them, and that he who has so sought them may tremble for having got them. This book is divided into four separate heads of argument, that it may approach the reader’s mind by allegations arranged in order—by certain steps, as it were. For, as the necessity of things requires, we must especially consider after what manner every one should come to supreme rule; and, duly arriving at it, after what manner he should live; and, living well, after what manner he should teach; and, teaching aright, with how great consideration every day he should become aware of his own infirmity; lest either humility fly from the approach, or life be at variance with the arrival, or teaching be wanting to the life, or presumption unduly exalt the teaching.

Author : Carole Straw
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1991-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520909878

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Gregory the Great by Carole Straw Pdf

Gregory I (590-604) is often considered the first medieval pope and the first exponent of a truly medieval spirituality. Carole Straw places Gregory in his historical context and considers the many facets of his personality—monk, preacher, and pope—in order to elucidate the structure of his thought and present a unified, thematic interpretation of his spiritual concerns.

Author : Francis Aidan Gasquet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1904
Category : Popes
ISBN : WISC:89110419330

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A Life of Pope St. Gregory the Great by Francis Aidan Gasquet Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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celt and saxon by Anonim Pdf

Author : Charles Williams Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Christian hagiography
ISBN : UOM:39076005368357

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Saints' Lives and Chronicles in Early England by Charles Williams Jones Pdf

Author : Michael Frassetto
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 613 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216076803

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The Early Medieval World [2 volumes] by Michael Frassetto Pdf

This book examines a pivotal period in ancient human history: the fall of the Roman Empire and the birth of a new European civilization in the early Middle Ages. The Early Medieval World: From the Fall of Rome to the Time of Charlemagne addresses the social and material culture of this critical period in the evolution of Western society, covering the social, political, cultural, and religious history of the Mediterranean world and northern Europe. The two-volume set explains how invading and migrating barbarian tribes—spurred by raiding Huns from the steppes of Central Asia—contributed to the fall of the Western Roman Empire, and documents how the blending of Greco-Roman, Germanic, and Christian cultures birthed a new civilization in Western Europe, creating the Christian Church and the modern nation-state. A-Z entries discuss political transformation, changing religious practices in daily life, sculpture and the arts, material culture, and social structure, and provide biographies of important men and women in the transitional period of late antiquity. The work will be extremely helpful to students learning about the factors that contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire—an important and common topic in world history curricula.

Author : Pope Gregory I
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : EAN:8596547730088

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Pastoral Care by Pope Gregory I Pdf

Pastoral Care, or The Book of the Pastoral Rule, is a treatise on the responsibilities of the clergy written by Pope Gregory I in which he contrasted the role of bishops as pastors of their flock with their position as nobles of the church: the definitive statement of the nature of the episcopal office. Gregory enjoined parish priests to possess strict personal, intellectual and moral standards which were considered, in certain quarters, to be unrealistic and beyond ordinary capacities. The influence of the book, however, was vast and became one of the most influential works on the topic ever written. It was translated and distributed to every bishop within the Byzantine Empire.

Author : Kenneth Baxter Wolf
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Poverty
ISBN : 9780195182804

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The Poverty of Riches by Kenneth Baxter Wolf Pdf

Saint Francis of Assisi is arguably the most attractive saint ever produced by the Catholic Church. Based on a reconsideration of the earliest biographies of the saint, and Francis's own writings, this title sheds light on the inherent ironies of poverty as a spiritual discipline and its relationship to poverty as a socio-economic affliction.