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Gregory the Great came from one of the leading families of Rome, one that had already produced two popes, Felix III and Agapetus. It may surprise the modern reader, however, to learn that the official record of the bishops of Rome and their achievements, known as the Book of Pontiffs, had very little to say about Gregory's pontificate, even though it was updated in Gregory's own day. The Renaissance...
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