San Gregorio Magno
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Object Details
- Artist
- Unidentified
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- This formidable figure represents St. Gregory wearing the tall miter of the pope. Known as Gregory the Great, Pope Gregory I was one of the four Latin Fathers of the Catholic Church. Born to a noble family in Rome, he gave up personal wealth to dedicate his life to God. He converted his palace into a monastery and lived there for seven years as a monk. He was made a deacon of Rome by Pope Benedict I and became pope in 590. During his papacy, Gregory established the rule of celibacy for the clergy and arranged church music and prayers into the Gregorian chants we hear today.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection
- 18th century
- Object number
- 1996.91.58A-B
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- carved and painted wood
- Dimensions
- 27 1/2 x 9 5/8 x 9 1/4 in. (69.8 x 24.5 x 23.6 cm.)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2nd Floor, South Wing
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Religion\saint\St. Gregory
- Record ID
- saam_1996.91.58A-B
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk75a3a4e91-a267-483f-9ede-df9fb55e6fd5
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