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Pastoral Rule

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

Gregory the Greatc. AD 5916th century

Overview

Category
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
Genre
Treatise
Tradition
Western
Region
Western Mediterranean
Original language
Latin
Date certainty
Approximate

Historical context

Manuscript context

Pastoral Rule circulated in Western Mediterranean and is received through Latin manuscript and translation traditions associated with Gregory the Great.

Themes

Trinitarian TheologyChristologySpiritual FormationTrinity

Controversies

  • Arian controversy
  • Christological debates

Source links

  • English translation

    www.newadvent.org · Source quality: Primary · Last checked: 2026-02-28

  • Archive mirror

    web.archive.org · Source quality: Archive · Last checked: 2026-02-28

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Pastoral Rule

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