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Pastoral Rule

A manual for bishops and pastors on character, discernment, preaching, and spiritually responsible leadership.

Gregory the Greatc. AD 590-5916th century

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Category
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
Genre
Compendium
Tradition
Western
Region
Rome
Original language
Latin
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Pastoral TheologyMinistrySpiritual FormationChristian Ethics

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