gregory

Noun

• (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604)

• the Italian pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Roman Catholic Church and the supremacy of the church over the state (1020-1085)

• the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417)

• the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585)

• Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846)

• (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)

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• Synonyms: 
  Gregory , Gregory I , Saint Gregory I , St. Gregory I , Gregory the Great , Gregory VII , Hildebrand , Gregory XII , Angelo Correr , Gregory XIII , Ugo Buoncompagni , Gregory XVI , Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari , Gregory Nazianzen , Gregory of Nazianzen , St. Gregory of Nazianzen