Saint of the day

Date 03 September

The Saint of the Day presents a daily calendar of Saints remembered by the Church. The pages feature the stories of the great witnesses of Christian life through the centuries, lighting our way on our journey of faith.

St. Gregory the Great, pope and Doctor of the Church

St. Gregory the Great (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana)

Gregory left his office as prefect of Rome to become a monk, only to be elected Pope in the midst of famine and plague. This Pope, who was declared a saint and “the Great” by popular acclaim, is one of the four great Latin doctors of the Church. His feast day is September 3.

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