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    The Rise of the Popes

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    Rise of the Popes

    Popemeans father

    Peter visited Rome and scholars say high

    probability he died in Rome

    Early centuries of the Church the leadership

    was primarily in the East and North Africa.

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    Rise of the Popes

    Shift of influence edged toward Rome

    Rome was the imperial capital, Eternal City

    Largest and wealthiest, therefore influential

    Early Christian writers refer to Peter and Paul as

    founders of the church in Rome and bishops as

    successors of apostles

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    Pope St. Leo the Great

    d. 461

    In 455 the Vandals sacked Rome and Leo negotiated with theleader Genseric to prevent the burning of Rome.

    Eastern empire controlled area until the Lombards pressed in

    the late 6th century.

    Invasions of 5th and 6th

    Invasions (before and

    after)

    In 452 Attila and theHuns invaded Italy,

    and Leo rode out to

    meet him

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    Pope St. Leo the Great

    Leos appeal to Scripture and tradition for the

    primacy of Rome

    Matt. 16:13-19

    John 21:15-17 Council of Chalcedon in 451 confirms two heads

    of the church: Roman Church of the WesternEmpire and Greek Church of the Eastern Empire

    Leo known for Tome of Leo and his negotiation ofthe orthodox view of Christs divinity and

    humanity

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    Pope St. Gregory the Great

    c. 540-604

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    Pope St. Gregory the Great

    Doctor of the Church; born at Rome about 540; died 12 March 604. Gregory

    is certainly one of the most notable figures in Ecclesiastical History. He has exercised in

    many respects a momentous influence on the doctrine, the organization, and the

    discipline of the CatholicChurch. To him we must look for an explanation of the

    religious situation of the Middle Ages; indeed, if no account were taken of his work,

    the evolution of the form ofmedievalChristianity would be almost inexplicable. Andfurther, in so far as the modern Catholic system is a legitimate development of

    medievalCatholicism, of this too Gregory may not unreasonably be termed the Father.

    Almost all the leading principles of the later Catholicism are found, at any rate in germ,

    in Gregory the Great.

    (F.H. Dudden, "Gregory the Great", 1, p. v). Hyperlinks can be found at source:

    http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06780a.htm

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    Pope Saint

    Gregory the Great

    Born 540 in Rome 570 prefect of

    Rome, highestposition

    574 withdraw tobe a monk

    578-590 Deacon,ambassador,called on to do

    great work inRome

    590 elected Pope

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    Pope St. Gregory the Great

    Major accomplishments:

    Rebuilding and protecting Rome (distribution of

    food, repair aqueducts, defense, negotiations with

    Lombards)

    Religious leadership (preaching, promoting

    celibacy, sending missionaries to Spain and

    Englandthey are not angles but angels Writing (passed on tradition, especially Augustine

    and wrote on penance, absolution and purgatory)