Who is Pope Gregory the Great from Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred & Other Contemporary Sources and what is their importance? Alfred_the_Great:_Asser's_Life_of_King_Alfred_&_Other_Contemporary_Sources English & Literature Pope Gregory the Great | Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred & Other Contemporary Sources
Pope Gregory the Great was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church between 590 and 604; he also is the famous writer of Pastoral Care, which Alfred greatly admired and took part in translating into Old English.