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441 years ago, Pope Gregory XIII introduced what came to be known as the Gregorian Calendar, by which nearly all of the world now marks its days
1582 A.D.
The end of the 16th Century was a rough time for the Catholic Church.
The Protestant Reformation was in full swing all over the West, along with the violence and unrest that accompanied it, and Rome was still sifting through its response to the crisis by implementing its own reforms that stemmed from the great Council of Trent, which had ended in 1563.
One of the men tasked with drafting the various decrees at Trent was Father Ugo Boncampagni, a diplomat hailing from Bologna who had found a bit of a late vocation – having been ordained after age 40.
Father Ugo would, soon after the Council, become Cardinal Boncompagni, and within 10 years be elevated to the Chair of Peter itself, taking the name of Gregory XIII.
Continued below.
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1582 A.D.
The end of the 16th Century was a rough time for the Catholic Church.
The Protestant Reformation was in full swing all over the West, along with the violence and unrest that accompanied it, and Rome was still sifting through its response to the crisis by implementing its own reforms that stemmed from the great Council of Trent, which had ended in 1563.
One of the men tasked with drafting the various decrees at Trent was Father Ugo Boncampagni, a diplomat hailing from Bologna who had found a bit of a late vocation – having been ordained after age 40.
Father Ugo would, soon after the Council, become Cardinal Boncompagni, and within 10 years be elevated to the Chair of Peter itself, taking the name of Gregory XIII.
Continued below.
The day time changed forever
441 years ago, Pope Gregory XIII introduced what came to be known as the Gregorian Calendar, by which nearly all of the world now marks its days
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