CIN - St. Gregory the Great by St. Bede the Venerable Tradition has assigned the name Great to only two Popes, St. Leo I (440-461) and St. Gregory I (590-604). The latter is perhaps best remembered for his efforts
to promote the conversion of the English. The following account is from St. Bede's classic work (written before 731) on early English Church history. [eng]
Medieval Sourcebook: Bede: Life of St. Cuthbert Bede was born in 673, in Northumberland, became a monk and died at Jarrow in 735. His modern feast day is May 25. He was one of the most important
intellects, and most prolific writers of his time. Among his other accomplishments was in becoming the only Englishman in Dante's Divine Comedy. His
most important work his is History of the English Church and People, but he wrote many others - biblical commentaries and hagiography in particular. [eng]