Pope Gregory

<Tab/>Gregory was born in the year of five hundred and forty, about the same time that Benedict wrote the Rule for monks. His place of birth was in Rome. He was born to a very wealthy family and was raised in an aristocratic house. His father was Gordian who was a very well known senator. There is little known about his mother Silva except she was from a good home and honored as a saint of her time. Her feast is still honored on the third of November.
Gregory was extremely smart and had what is considered by most to be the best education of his time period. He had studied law…