Gregory XIII was known for promulgating the Gregorian calendar, which reformed the existing Julian calendar and is used by most of the world today. Gregory was the pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, from 1572 to 1585. His other accomplishments include instituting church reforms in response to the Protestant Reformation and founding a system of seminaries for priests.
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