An Echo of Christian Antiquity in St. Gregory the Great: Death a Struggle with the Devil

An Echo of Christian Antiquity in St. Gregory the Great: Death a Struggle with the Devil

It is not without reason that Harnack calls St. Gregory the Great ‘Doctor angelorum et diaboli.’ The misery of Gregory's times, occasioned by the incessant attacks of the Lombards, made him convinced that the end of the world was at hand. Thus it is that his thought has a definitely eschatologi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Traditio 1945, Vol.3, p.369-380
1. Verfasser: Rush, Alfred C.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Christian morality
Christianity
Church fathers
Death
Martyrdom
MISCELLANY
Persecution
Prayer
Soul
Theology
Torture
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Zusammenfassung:It is not without reason that Harnack calls St. Gregory the Great ‘Doctor angelorum et diaboli.’ The misery of Gregory's times, occasioned by the incessant attacks of the Lombards, made him convinced that the end of the world was at hand. Thus it is that his thought has a definitely eschatological stamp. The terrors of death and the fierce onslaughts of the devil were popular themes with St. Gregory the Great.
ISSN:0362-1529
2166-5508
DOI:10.1017/S0362152900016937