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Saint Gregory the Great: elected pope, he receives obeisance from the cardinals. Engraving by S.C. Miger, 1770, after C. van Loo.

Saint Gregory the Great enthroned on the right hand of Christ; above, the Holy Ghost. Etching by R. Eynhoudts after C. Schut, 16--.

Saint Gregory healing the sick (?). Etching by G. Vitalba after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.

Saint Gregory the Great wearing papal dress is standing by the Tiber; Castel Sant'Angelo and Saint Peter's in Rome in the background. Engraving by A. Hogenberg after D. Teniers, 16--.

Saint Gregory, wearing papal costume, is seated at his desk writing his homilies. Engraving by Houatt and N. Bazin after A. Dieu, 17--.

Saint Fina being foretold of her death by Saint Gregory the Great. Chromolithograph after D. Ghirlandaio, 1475.

The supper of Saint Gregory. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G. Vasari.

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) in glory with Saint Gregory and Saint Benedict. Chromolithograph by C. Schultz, 1880, after Fattorini after B. Betti, il Pintoricchio.

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Antony the Great, Saint Elisabeth or Saint Anne, Saint Gregory the Great and an angel. Engraving by J. Frey, 1739, after A. Balestra.

The sources of English monastic life in the rule of Saint Benedict, and those who have embraced the rule: family tree. Etching by W. Hollar, 1655.

Gregor der Grosse und die Krankheit / von Achim Thomas Hack.

Saint Gregory the Great, wearing ecclesiastical dress and supported by two angels, is kneeling in prayer; angels above him. Engraving by J. Frey, 1733, after Annibale Carracci.

Saint Gregory the Great, dictating his homilies on the prophet Ezechiel, is visited by the Holy Ghost. Engraving by L.A. Martinet, 1770, after C. van Loo.

Saint Gregory, as pope; Rome in the background. Engraving by P. Cool after M. de Vos.

Saint Jerome, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (?), Saint Dominic Guzman, Saint Clare, Saint Gregory the Great, Saint Ambrose and Saint Augustine of Hippo. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.

Dialogi. Vita. [In Italian] / [Gregory I].

Dialogorum libri quatuor / [Gregory I].

Dialogi. Vita.

Dialogorum libri quatuor.

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Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604

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Dialogi. Vita. [In Italian] / [Gregory I].

Dialogorum libri quatuor / [Gregory I].

Dialogi. Vita.

Dialogorum libri quatuor.