Memorializing Gregory the Great: The origin and transmission of Papal
cult in the seventh and early eighth centuries.
Alan Thaker
This article examines the origins and early development of the cult of
Pope Gregory the Great (590-604) in Rome, England, Gaul and Ireland. A
first section analyses the earliest life of the pope, written between
704 and 714 at the Northumbrian monastery of Whitby, arguing that it
depends not upon oral tradition but upon early writings originating
among Gregory's disciples in Rome and in part at least recorded by John
Moschus A second section relates this material to the development of
Gregory's cult in the seventh and early eighth centuries, highlighting
the activity of Archbishop Theodore in England. Although clerical rather
than popular, the cult thus promoted established Gregory's reputation as
a pastor, evangelist and father of Latin liturgy.
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Hans Hummer
Dating the baptism of Clovis: the bishop of Vienne vs the bishop of
Tours
Danuta Shanzer
>From poachers to gamekeepers: Scandinavian warlords and Carolingian
kings
Simon Coupland
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