Editing Pope Gregory I (section)

===Notes===
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{{efn|name=TheGreat|Gregory had come to be known as 'the Great' by the late ninth century, a title which is still applied to him. See {{harvnb|Moorhead|2005|p=1}} }}

{{efn|name=IIIorIV|Whether III or IV depends on whether [[Antipope Felix II]] is to be considered pope.}}

{{efn|name=Later|Later these deacons became cardinals and from the oratories attached to the buildings grew churches}}

{{efn|name=Earliest|The earliest life written a generation earlier than Bede at Whitby relates the same story but in it the English are merely visitors to Rome questioned by Gregory (see Holloway, who translates from the manuscript kept at [[Abbey library of St. Gallen|St. Gallen]]). The earlier story is not necessarily the more accurate, as Gregory is known to have instructed presbyter Candidus in [[Gaul]] by letter to buy young English slaves for placement in monasteries. These were intended for missionary work in England: See {{harvnb|Ambrosini|Willis|1996|p=71}} }}

{{efn|name=Totila|Gregory mentions in Dialogue 3.2 that he was alive when [[Totila]] attempted to murder Carbonius, Bishop of [[Populonia]], probably in 546. In a letter of 598 (''Register'', Book 9, Letter 1) he rebukes Bishop Januarius of [[Cagliari]], Sardinia, excusing himself for not observing 1 Timothy 5.1, which cautions against rebuking elders. Timothy 5.9 defines elderly women to be 60 and over, which would probably apply to all. Gregory appears not to consider himself an elder, limiting his birth to no earlier than 539, but 540 is the typical selection. See {{harvnb|Dudden|1905|pp= 3, notes 1–3}} The presumption of 540 has continued in modern times – see for example {{harvnb|Richards|1980|p=}} }}

{{efn|name=translator|The translator goes on to state that "[[Paul the Deacon|Paulus Diaconus]], who first writ the life of St. Gregory, and is followed by all the after Writers on that subject, observes that ''ex Greco eloquio in nostra lingua ... invigilator, seu vigilant sonnet.''" However, Paul the deacon is too late for the first ''vita'', or life.}}

{{efn|name=HancVero|"Hanc vero quam Lucas peccatricem mulierem, Ioannes Mariam nominat, illam esse Mariam credimus de qua Marcus septem daemonia eiecta fuisse testatur" (''Patrologia Latina'' 76:1239)}}

{{efn|name=grēgorein|The name is biblical, derived from [[New Testament]] contexts: grēgorein is a present, continuous aspect, meaning to be watchful of forsaking Christ. It is derived from a more ancient perfect, egrēgora, "roused from sleep", of egeirein, "to awaken someone." see {{harvnb|Thayer|1962|p=}} }}

{{efn|name=Colgrave|For the various literary accounts, see {{harvnb|Anonymous Monk of Whitby|1985|p=157|loc=n. 110}} }}

{{efn|name=BenPel|[[Pope Benedict I|Benedict I]] or [[Pelagius II]].}}

{{efn|name=Palpate|"''Palpate et videte, quia spiritus carnem et ossa non-habet, sicut me videtis habere'', or "touch me, and look; a spirit has not flesh and bones, as you see that I have." - {{bibleverse|Luke|24:39}} }}

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