After Pelagius II, who became Bishop of Rome and was later known as Gregory the Great?

After Pelagius II, who became Bishop of Rome and was later known as Gregory the Great?

• A. Gregory the Great
• B. Urban II
• C. Leo I
• D. Adrian II

Answer: (A)

Gregory the Great is the pope who followed Pelagius II and earned the title “the Great.” He became bishop of Rome around 590 and led the church through a crucial period, strengthening papal authority, reforming church governance and pastoral care, and promoting missions and liturgical standardization. His long influence on the medieval church—especially in organizing Rome’s defenses, guiding missionary work (notably among the Anglo-Saxons), and shaping church practice—earned him the enduring nickname Gregory the Great. The other names refer to popes from different centuries: Leo I is much earlier, Urban II is later, and Adrian II is later still, so they don’t fit the specific sequence and epithet described.

Gregory the Great is the pope who followed Pelagius II and earned the title “the Great.” He became bishop of Rome around 590 and led the church through a crucial period, strengthening papal authority, reforming church governance and pastoral care, and promoting missions and liturgical standardization. His long influence on the medieval church—especially in organizing Rome’s defenses, guiding missionary work (notably among the Anglo-Saxons), and shaping church practice—earned him the enduring nickname Gregory the Great. The other names refer to popes from different centuries: Leo I is much earlier, Urban II is later, and Adrian II is later still, so they don’t fit the specific sequence and epithet described.