In the Eye of the Storm: A Biography of Gregory the Great
- Biography of Pope Gregory the Great
- His political savvy, spiritual energy, generosity and peacemaking
- Story of one of the most compelling leaders of the Church
Rome in the year 590 a.d. A plague is tearing through the city. Pope Pelagius II is dead. Outside the walls, Lombard soldiers are raising their swords. What can save the Eternal City? All eyes, and all hopes, are on the next Pope.
Veteran writer Sigrid Grabner tells the dramatic story of Pope Gregory I — a poor monk known now to history as St. Gregory the Great. Born to a noble family and trained in Roman law, Gregory had been prefect of the city of Rome as a young man, but gave up his power to walk in the footsteps of Saint Benedict. Everything changed in a flash when, in 590, he was raised, against his will, to the highest office of Christendom and found himself, as he wrote to one friend, "in the eye of a storm", at the helm of an "old and rotten ship", with the waves groaning around him. He thought he was not up to the job. But he was wrong.
Gregory's political savvy, spiritual energy, generosity, and gift for peacemaking not only steered Rome clear of a shipwreck, but laid the foundations for the future of Europe. In fourteen years as pope, he instituted sweeping financial reforms, ensured legal protection for the poor, developed a system of musical notation, wrote influential works of theology, quieted the Byzantines and the warring Lombards, and led a citywide pilgrimage to the church of Saint Mary Major that, tradition says, brought an end to the plague.
Grabner's vivid narrative of the life of Gregory the Great reads more like a novel, evoking the landscape of early medieval Italy with humanity and realism. It brings us face to face with a man who, for all his weakness, became an instrument in the hand of God and let himself be made great.
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- 2021-12-07
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- "In the Eye of the Storm: A Biography of Gregory the Great" by Sigrid Grabner paints a vivid and captivating portrait of Pope Gregory I. Known for his political savvy, spiritual vigor, and peacemaking, Gregory transformed from a reluctant leader to a
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- pivotal figure who laid the foundation for Europe's future. This engaging narrative reveals how Gregory's leadership and reforms led Rome through turmoil and resilience. Softcover, 306 pages.
In the Eye of the Storm: A Biography of Gregory the Great
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