Origin of the name Gregorio:
Cognate of the Greek Gregorios, a name meaning “vigilant, a watchman,” which is derived from the verb egeirein (to awaken, to watch). The name was borne by the brother of St. Basil, St. Grēgorios of Nyssa (331?-?95), a Greek theologian and bishop in Cappadocia. Var: Gregoire, Gregorie. Short: Gregor.
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Pope Gregory the Great is generally credited with Gregorian chant.
Pope Gregory XIII, while he was Pope, the Julian calendar was abandoned in favor of the Gregorian calendar to more accurately keep time.
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