Victorius of Aquitaine
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calendarAdoption in various countriesIn 463 ce Victorius (or Victorinus) of Aquitaine, who had been appointed by Pope Hilarius to undertake calendar revision, devised the Great Paschal (i.e., Passover) period, sometimes later referred to as the Victorian period. It was a combination of the solar cycle of 28 years and the Metonicā¦
Read MoreIn 463 ce Victorius (or Victorinus) of Aquitaine, who had been appointed by Pope Hilarius to undertake calendar revision, devised the Great Paschal (i.e., Passover) period, sometimes later referred to as the Victorian period. It was a combination of the solar cycle of 28 years and the Metonicā¦
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ā¦for Pope Hilarius (461ā468) by Victorius of Aquitaine. In 525, at the request of Pope St. John I, Dionysius Exiguus prepared a modified Alexandrian computation based on Victoriusā cycle. He discarded the Alexandrian era of Diocletian, reckoned from ad 284, on the ground that he ādid not wish to perpetuateā¦
Read Moreā¦for Pope Hilarius (461ā468) by Victorius of Aquitaine. In 525, at the request of Pope St. John I, Dionysius Exiguus prepared a modified Alexandrian computation based on Victoriusā cycle. He discarded the Alexandrian era of Diocletian, reckoned from ad 284, on the ground that he ādid not wish to perpetuateā¦
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