# Gregory the Great becomes pope (590)

URL: https://christianity-history.com/timeline/590-gregory-the-great-becomes-pope
Location: Rome
Themes: Papacy

Gregory I reforms church administration, liturgy and charity and sends missionaries to the English. At this point in the timeline (590), the Bishop of Rome was Pope Pelagius II (26 November 579 – 7 February 590).

## Why it matters
Gregory the Great becomes pope mattered because it shaped the authority, policy or public role of the papacy and the Catholic Church.

Pope at the time: [Pope Gregory I "the Great"](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-gregory-i-the-great)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Pope Gregory I](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_I)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Gregory the Great becomes pope](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Gregory+the+Great+becomes+pope)
- [Wikipedia — Age Of Councils (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_seven_ecumenical_councils)