The shepherd of shepherds. The pope Gregory The Great and his Book of the pastoral rule Cover Image

Pasterz pasterzy. Papież Grzegorz Wielki i jego Księga reguły pasterskiej
The shepherd of shepherds. The pope Gregory The Great and his Book of the pastoral rule

Author(s): Tadeusz Kołosowski
Subject(s): History
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe Franciszka Salezego (TNFS)
Keywords: the patrology; Gregory the Great; cure of souls; the papacy

Summary/Abstract: The pope Gregory the Great not only alone was a shepherd, a parson of the great parish worldwide, but with the teacher of other clergymen as real and good shepherds of the people of the Church. The article analyses the work of the pope Gregory, Book of the pastoral rule, in which Gregory instructs clergymen, how to apply for the pastoral office , how to accommodate the pastoral activity with the own life, how to teach particular groups of faithful. Instructions and observations of the pope Gregory contain the theological and spiritual depth and represent many universal contents and solutions of always actual problems. The pope Gregory the Great can be found the shepherd of shepherds of all times.

  • Issue Year: 29/2011
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 249-260
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish