Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Gingerbread was brought to Europe in 992 by the Armenian monk Gregory of Nicopolis ( Gregory Makar ) ( GrÃ goire de Nicopolis ) .
Simplified: Armenian monk Gregory of Nicopolis ( Gregory Makar ) ( GrÃ goire de Nicopolis ) brought ginger bread to Europe in 992 .