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pope gregory i

pope gregory i -lrb- ; c. 540 -- 12 march 604 -rrb- , commonly known as saint gregory the great , was pope from 3 september 590 to his death in 604 .
gregory is well known for his writings , which were more prolific than those of any of his predecessors as pope .
he is also known as st. gregory the dialogist in eastern christianity because of his `` dialogues '' .
for this reason , english translations of eastern texts will sometimes list him as `` gregory dialogus '' .
throughout the middle ages he was known as `` the father of christian worship '' because of his exceptional efforts in revising the roman worship of his day .
his contributions to the development of the divine liturgy of the presanctified gifts , still in use in the byzantine rite , were so significant that he is generally recognized as its de facto author .
he was the first of the popes to come from a monastic background .
gregory is a doctor of the church and one of the latin fathers .
he is considered a saint in the catholic church , eastern orthodox church , anglican communion , and some lutheran churches .
immediately after his death , gregory was canonized by popular acclaim .
the protestant reformer john calvin admired gregory and declared in his institutes that gregory was the last good pope .
he is the patron saint of musicians , singers , students , and teachers .
