We lose true joy through delight in temporal things.

— Gregory the Great (540–604), Papst und Kirchenvater

Topics: Joy & Gratitude, Time & Transience

Gregory the Great

Gregor der Große (um 540–604) war ein spätantiker Mönch, Kirchenvater und von 590 bis zu seinem Tod Bischof von Rom. Er prägte mit Werken wie der „Regula pastoralis“ und seinen Schriftauslegungen die mittelalterliche Seelsorgelehre, begründete zugleich aber auch das jahrhundertelang tradierte Bild Maria Magdalenas als reuige Sünderin. Für Bibellesende heute bietet sein Werk historische Einblicke in die altkirchliche Schriftauslegung sowie Impulse für die Verknüpfung von geistlicher Einkehr mit praktischer Leitungsverantwortung.

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