Come and join us to celebrate St Gregory, Pope, Doctor of the Church and Apostle of the English (c. 540 - 604 AD). Gregory was set on a monastic life at his own monastery of St Andrew's, Rome, but was elected Pope during an outbreak of plague. He had a deep desire to evangelise the Anglo-Saxons, having been impressed by some he had seen in the Roman slave market and released, but had to delegate the mission to St Augustine, whilst always directing it closely. His canon of writings was vast, ranging from homilies on the Gospels to pastoral care and the lives of the saints, and his role in the development of the Roman liturgy was formidable. He had an important part in the codification and adaptation of at least four pre-existing forms of plainchant. His influence on medieval monasticism was profound. We give thanks for his remarkable life and witness.