Definition of Gregory

Noun

  • (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership
    a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604)
    - gregory i - saint gregory i - st. gregory i - gregory the great
  • 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)
    - gregory vii - hildebrand
  • the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417)
    - gregory xii - angelo correr
  • the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585)
    - gregory xiii - ugo buoncompagni
  • Italian pope from 1831 to 1846
    conservative in politics and theology
    worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846)
    - gregory xvi - bartolomeo alberto capillari
  • (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies
    a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
    - gregory nazianzen - gregory of nazianzen - st. gregory of nazianzen
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