Gregory the Great
Feast · hierarch
- 3 September (Roman Catholic Church)
- 12 March (Eastern Orthodox Church)
He died on 12 March 604 and the East keeps that day. Rome kept it too until 1969, when the reform moved his memorial out of Lent to 3 September, the day of his consecration as pope.
After New Advent (Fathers and Catholic Encyclopedia).
Commemorating
- Gregory I commemorates
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) patronal
Where this is recorded
- Roman Catholic Church — the day, after Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar
- Eastern Orthodox Church — the day, after OrthodoxWiki