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ST. GREGORY VII, POPE Pope/St. Gregory VII was one of the great church reformers. Educated in Rome, Hildebrand was chaplain to Gregory VI, whose exile he shared. When Gregory VI died in 1047, Hildebrand entered a monastery where he remained until Leo IX called him to Rome to serve as treasurer of the church. Elected pope in 1073, Hildebrand took the name Gregory in honor of St. Gregory the Great and began to institute reforms against simony, clerical marriage May 25 #englishspeaking #englishlanguagelearners #englishlanguage #englishteaching #chineselanguage #catholiceducation #language #youthday #roman