Pope Gregory has been the name of sixteen Roman Catholic Popes and two Antipopes:
- Pope Gregory I, also called Gregory the Great
- Pope Gregory II
- Pope Gregory III
- Pope Gregory IV
- Pope Gregory V
- Pope Gregory VI
- Antipope Gregory VI
- Pope Gregory VII, Hildebrand
- Pope Gregory VIII
- Antipope Gregory VIII
- Pope Gregory IX
- Pope Gregory X
- Pope Gregory XI
- Pope Gregory XII
- Pope Gregory XIII, responsible for the Gregorian calendar
- Pope Gregory XIV
- Pope Gregory XV
- Pope Gregory XVI
Famous quotes containing the words pope and/or gregory:
“Beauty that shocks you, parts that none will trust,
Wit that can creep, and pride that licks the dust.”
—Alexander Pope (16881744)
“It is the custom of the Roman Church which I unworthily serve with the help of God, to tolerate some things, to turn a blind eye to some, following the spirit of discretion rather than the rigid letter of the law.”
—Pope Gregory VII (c. 10201085)
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