Saint Gregory the Great by José de Ribera in 1614. Pope Gregory I (also known as Saint Gregory the Great) was pontiff from AD590 to AD604. He was the 64th pope. It was he who introduced the plainchant singing known as Gregorian Chant.

---

Size: 1500px × 2104px
Photo credit: © CBW / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: catholic, catholicism, century, christan, christianity, church, de, early, great, gregory, head, jose, leader, leaders, magnus, master, masters, painting, paintings, pontiff, pontiffs, pope, popes, ribera, roman, saint, sixth, spiritual, st