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Gregorian may refer to: *The thought or ideology of Pope Gregory I or Pope Gregory VII (also called ''Gregorianism'') *Things named for Pope Gregory I: ** Gregorian chant, the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic, unaccompanied sacred song of the western Roman Catholic Church **
Gregorian mass Pope Gregory I ( la, Gregorius I; – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was the bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 to his death. He is known for instigating the first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the Gregori ...
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Brotherhood of Saint Gregory The Brotherhood of Saint Gregory is a community of friars within the Anglican Communion. The community's members, known as ''Gregorians'', include clergy and laymen. Since 1987 there has also been a parallel order of sisters, the Sisters of Sain ...
, a community of friars within the Anglican Communion. The community's members, known as "Gregorians", include clergy and laymen. Since 1987 there has also been a parallel order of sisters, the Sisters of Saint Gregory *The Gregorian Reform (Pope Gregory VII), a series of reforms initiated by Pope Gregory VII and the circle he formed in the papal curia, c. 1050–80, which dealt with the moral integrity and independence of the clergy *Things named for Pope Gregory XIII: ** Gregorian calendar, internationally the most widely used civil calendar. It is named after Pope Gregory XIII, who introduced it in October 1582 ** Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome *The Armenian Apostolic Church, sometimes called the Gregorian Church after Saint Gregory the Illuminator *The
Gregorian telescope The Gregorian telescope is a type of reflecting telescope designed by Scottish mathematician and astronomer James Gregory in the 17th century, and first built in 1673 by Robert Hooke. James Gregory was a contemporary of Isaac Newton. Both often ...
, named after James Gregory * Gregorian (band), German band that performs Gregorian chant-inspired versions of modern pop and rock songs * Gregorian Antiphonary, an early Christian antiphonary, i.e. book of choral music to be sung antiphonally in services; it is associated traditionally with Pope Gregory I * Gregorian Consortium, a collaborative association of three pontifical universities/institutes in Rome * Gregorian Sacramentary, a 10th-century illuminated Latin manuscript containing a sacramentary. Since the 16th century it has been in the Vatican Library as ''Lat. 3806'' * Gregorian Tower, a round tower located above the Gallery of Maps, which connects the Villa Belvedere with the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City * Gregorian (horse)


People

* Arthur T. Gregorian (1909–2003), Greater Boston oriental rug dealer and author of books on oriental rugs, and considered to be the world's leading collector of rare, inscribed Armenian rugs * Hrach Gregorian (born 1950), American political consultant, educator, and writer * Joyce Ballou Gregorian (1946–1991), American author, expert on Oriental rugs, and lover of Arabian horses * Mike Gregorian, American former soccer player who earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1988 *
Vartan Gregorian Vartan Gregorian; fa, وارتان گرگوریان (April 8, 1934 – April 15, 2021) was an Armenian-American academic, educator, and historian. He served as president of the Carnegie Corporation from 1997 to 2021. An Armenian born in Ira ...
(1934–2021), Iranian-born Armenian-American academic, serving as the president of Carnegie Corporation of New York *
Gregorian Bivolaru Gregorian Bivolaru also known as Magnus Aurolsson and nicknamed Grieg, Grig or, by the press, Guru (born 12 March 1952) is the founder of the Movement for Spiritual Integration into the Absolute (MISA). In 2005, the Supreme Court of Sweden agreed ...
(born 1952), founder of the Movement for Spiritual Integration into the Absolute (MISA) {{disambiguation, surname Armenian-language surnames