{"id":701,"date":"2023-10-15T13:50:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T06:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/example.com\/?p=701"},"modified":"2023-10-15T13:50:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T06:50:25","slug":"who-made-the-gregorian-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/w2.geleleger.nl\/rgnbs-who-made-the-gregorian-calendar-kmzye\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Made The Gregorian Calendar?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"387480d42754320bb6f0e83bf7886d44\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\tatOptions = {\r\n\t\t'key' : '4a1f1119f949a4af74d56b8a3af8b867',\r\n\t\t'format' : 'iframe',\r\n\t\t'height' : 250,\r\n\t\t'width' : 300,\r\n\t\t'params' : {}\r\n\t};\r\n\t\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<article>\n<figure><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tse1.mm.bing.net\/th?q=who%20made%20the%20gregorian%20calendar\" alt=\"WHY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH MADE THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR? By Stella Marie\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"v-cover ads-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tse1.mm.bing.net\/th?q=who%20made%20the%20gregorian%20calendar\" alt=\"WHY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH MADE THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR? By Stella Marie\" width=\"100%\" style=\"margin-right: 8px;margin-bottom: 8px;\" \/><figcaption>WHY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH MADE THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR? By Stella Marie from thesplendorofthechurch.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_61 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6594fb1f602f3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6594fb1f602f3\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/w2.geleleger.nl\/rgnbs-who-made-the-gregorian-calendar-kmzye\/#The_History_of_the_Gregorian_Calendar\" title=\"The History of the Gregorian Calendar\">The History of the Gregorian Calendar<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/w2.geleleger.nl\/rgnbs-who-made-the-gregorian-calendar-kmzye\/#Why_Did_the_Calendar_Need_to_Be_Changed\" title=\"Why Did the Calendar Need to Be Changed?\">Why Did the Calendar Need to Be Changed?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/w2.geleleger.nl\/rgnbs-who-made-the-gregorian-calendar-kmzye\/#Who_Made_the_Changes\" title=\"Who Made the Changes?\">Who Made the Changes?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/w2.geleleger.nl\/rgnbs-who-made-the-gregorian-calendar-kmzye\/#What_Changes_Were_Made\" title=\"What Changes Were Made?\">What Changes Were Made?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/w2.geleleger.nl\/rgnbs-who-made-the-gregorian-calendar-kmzye\/#When_Was_the_New_Calendar_Adopted\" title=\"When Was the New Calendar Adopted?\">When Was the New Calendar Adopted?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/w2.geleleger.nl\/rgnbs-who-made-the-gregorian-calendar-kmzye\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/w2.geleleger.nl\/rgnbs-who-made-the-gregorian-calendar-kmzye\/#Questions_and_Answers\" title=\"Questions and Answers\">Questions and Answers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_History_of_the_Gregorian_Calendar\"><\/span>The History of the Gregorian Calendar<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most of the world today. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 as a reform of the Julian calendar. The Julian calendar, named after Julius Caesar, was introduced in 45 BCE and was used for more than 1500 years. The Gregorian calendar was introduced to correct the errors in the Julian calendar, which had caused the date of the spring equinox to drift backwards in time.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Did_the_Calendar_Need_to_Be_Changed\"><\/span>Why Did the Calendar Need to Be Changed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The reason the calendar needed to be changed was that the Julian calendar did not accurately reflect the length of the solar year. The solar year is the time it takes for the Earth to make one orbit around the sun. The Julian calendar calculated the length of the solar year as 365.25 days, but in reality, the solar year is slightly shorter than that. This meant that the Julian calendar was gradually falling behind the actual solar year, by about three days every 400 years.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Made_the_Changes\"><\/span>Who Made the Changes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The changes to the calendar were made by a commission of astronomers appointed by Pope Gregory XIII. The commission included Christopher Clavius, a Jesuit mathematician, and Luigi Lilio, an Italian doctor and astronomer. The commission was tasked with finding a way to correct the errors in the Julian calendar and bring the date of the spring equinox back in line with the actual astronomical event.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Changes_Were_Made\"><\/span>What Changes Were Made?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The changes made to the calendar consisted of two main elements. First, the length of the year was corrected by reducing the number of leap years. In the Julian calendar, every year divisible by four was a leap year, but in the Gregorian calendar, this was changed so that years divisible by 100 were not leap years, unless they were also divisible by 400. This meant that the average length of the year was reduced from 365.25 days to 365.2425 days.<\/p>\n<p>The second change was to adjust the date of the spring equinox. This was done by skipping ten days, so that the day after October 4, 1582, was October 15, 1582. This brought the date of the spring equinox back in line with the actual astronomical event.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_Was_the_New_Calendar_Adopted\"><\/span>When Was the New Calendar Adopted?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The new calendar was adopted by Catholic countries in Europe almost immediately, but it took several centuries for it to be adopted in other parts of the world. In England, for example, the Julian calendar was used until 1752, when it was replaced by the Gregorian calendar. The last country to adopt the Gregorian calendar was Greece, which did so in 1923.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most of the world today, and it was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. The calendar was designed to correct the errors in the Julian calendar and bring the date of the spring equinox back in line with the actual astronomical event. The changes to the calendar were made by a commission of astronomers appointed by the pope, including Christopher Clavius and Luigi Lilio. The changes consisted of reducing the number of leap years and adjusting the date of the spring equinox. The new calendar was adopted by Catholic countries in Europe almost immediately, but it took several centuries for it to be adopted in other parts of the world.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_and_Answers\"><\/span>Questions and Answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Q: Who made the Gregorian calendar?<\/p>\n<p>A: The Gregorian calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Why did the calendar need to be changed?<\/p>\n<p>A: The calendar needed to be changed because the Julian calendar did not accurately reflect the length of the solar year, causing the date of the spring equinox to drift backwards in time.<\/p>\n<p>Q: What changes were made to the calendar?<\/p>\n<p>A: The changes to the calendar consisted of reducing the number of leap years and adjusting the date of the spring equinox.<\/p>\n<p>Q: When was the new calendar adopted?<\/p>\n<p>A: The new calendar was adopted by Catholic countries in Europe almost immediately, but it took several centuries for it to be adopted in other parts of the world.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<section>\n<aside><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Story of the Calendar Gregorian Calendar Adopted October 4, 1582\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.360onhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pope-Gregory-XIII-and-Gregorian-calendar.jpg\" width=\"100%\" style=\"margin-right: 8px;margin-bottom: 8px;\" \/><small>Source: <i>www.360onhistory.com<\/i><\/small><\/aside>\n<aside><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WHY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH MADE THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR? Stella Marie\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thesplendorofthechurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/60152455_400723040520939_2126698956929892352_n.jpg\" width=\"100%\" style=\"margin-right: 8px;margin-bottom: 8px;\" \/><small>Source: <i>thesplendorofthechurch.com<\/i><\/small><\/aside>\n<aside><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"When Was English Calendar Invented\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/calendartruth.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/gregorian_cover.jpg?fit=875%2C500\" width=\"100%\" style=\"margin-right: 8px;margin-bottom: 8px;\" \/><small>Source: <i>crown-printables.blogspot.com<\/i><\/small><\/aside>\n<aside><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Calend\u00e1rio gregoriano Origem, hist\u00f3ria e principais curiosidades\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/segredosdomundo.r7.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/calendario-gregoriano-origem-historia-e-principais-curiosidades.jpg\" width=\"100%\" style=\"margin-right: 8px;margin-bottom: 8px;\" \/><small>Source: <i>segredosdomundo.r7.com<\/i><\/small><\/aside>\n<aside><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WHY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH MADE THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR? By Stella Marie\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thesplendorofthechurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/67791672_639550726538706_8122195151473868800_n.jpg\" width=\"100%\" style=\"margin-right: 8px;margin-bottom: 8px;\" \/><small>Source: <i>thesplendorofthechurch.com<\/i><\/small><\/aside>\n<aside><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"History Of Astro\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/image.slidesharecdn.com\/history-of-astro-1197670200719476-2\/95\/history-of-astro-16-728.jpg?cb=1197641401\" width=\"100%\" style=\"margin-right: 8px;margin-bottom: 8px;\" \/><small>Source: <i>www.slideshare.net<\/i><\/small><\/aside>\n<aside><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Gregorian calendar Calendar design, Yearly calendar, Blank\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/5b\/84\/5b\/5b845b1490f369c19c95a31c894bf925.jpg\" width=\"100%\" style=\"margin-right: 8px;margin-bottom: 8px;\" \/><small>Source: <i>www.pinterest.com<\/i><\/small><\/aside>\n<aside><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PPT Gregorian Calendar PowerPoint Presentation, free download ID\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/image1.slideserve.com\/3114460\/gregorian-calendar-l.jpg\" width=\"100%\" style=\"margin-right: 8px;margin-bottom: 8px;\" \/><small>Source: <i>www.slideserve.com<\/i><\/small><\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH MADE THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR? 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