<Tab/>Gregory was born in the year of five hundred and forty, about the same time that Benedict wrote the Rule for monks. His place of birth was in Rome. He was born to a very wealthy family and was raised in an aristocratic house. His father was Gordian who was a very well known senator. There is little known about his mother Silva except she was from a good home …showed first 75 words of 1046 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1046 total…never stopped him from doing what was needed of his strenuous task as Pope. <Tab/>Gregory died on March twelfth six hundred and four, but not until he had made a name for himself. He was and still is known as Gregory the Great and Gregory the First Pope because of his accomplishments, and his exercising of power. His date of his which is still honored is on September the third.