Webhe was seized, however, carried to the basilica of st. Peter, and there consecrated pope on 3 september, 590. The story that gregory actually fled the city and remained hidden. Webas the son of a senator and the eventual prefect of rome, st gregory brought a rich political tact to his pontificate alongside his experience in monastic life. As pope, he had a strong conviction towards evangelisation missions. Gregory was the prefect of rome before he was 30. After five years in office he resigned, founded six. Webits readers are told, “when catholics came to queanbeyan, they discovered the power of their faith, and they teamed together to create a community under pine. Webveteran writer sigrid grabner tells the dramatic story of pope gregory i — a poor monk known now to history as st. Born to a noble family and trained in. Gregory the great (c. The son of st. Silvia and gordianus, a roman patrician, he was appointed urban prefect of rome in. Gregory the great was born around 540 ad into a noble roman family with a strong christian heritage. After an early career in public. Webgregory’s influential, wealthy, and saintly family provided him with a stellar education and nurtured him in the catholic faith. Until he was fourteen, gregory. Webfor the story is told that as saint gregory was passing over the bridge of saint peter’s, a heavenly vision consoled the long line of the faithful.
