Pope 64
Gregory I
The 64th pope in the Holy See's list of Supreme Pontiffs, serving as Bishop of Rome from 3.IX.590 to 12.III.604. The Holy See lists his birthplace as Rome.
Why this pontificate matters
Gregory I is a hinge between antiquity and the medieval papacy. He shows Rome as a pastoral, administrative, liturgical, and missionary center after the older imperial structures in the West had weakened.
The succession line becomes easier to date, but the surrounding world is less stable.
His page is a natural starting point for medieval papal history.
Predecessor
- Pelagius II · succeeded in see · documented
Gregory I follows Pelagius II as Bishop of Rome in the Holy See's sequential list of Supreme Pontiffs.
Successor
- Sabinian · succeeded in see · documented
Sabinian follows Gregory I as Bishop of Rome in the Holy See's sequential list of Supreme Pontiffs.