The Daily Question
What is Pope Gregory XIII best known for?
1. Gregorian chant
2. Replacing the calendar
3. Confiscation Of Land
4. Diplomacy With Spain
2. Replacing the calendar
3. Confiscation Of Land
4. Diplomacy With Spain
Your answer was: Gregorian chant
Answer: Pope Gregory XIII is probably best known for the Gregorian calendar which corrected issues with the Julian calendar.
See:
• James C. Hamilton, 400th Anniversary of the Gregorian Calendar, 1982: A First Day Cover Survey Vatican Notes, Volume 67, Issue 380, 2019 Page 36-43
• Anonymous, Calendar Reform Vatican Notes, Volume 31 Issue 4 1983 Page 1 & 8
400th Anniversary Of The Gregorian Calendar
Scott # 715-717, 717a (1982)
See:
• James C. Hamilton, 400th Anniversary of the Gregorian Calendar, 1982: A First Day Cover Survey Vatican Notes, Volume 67, Issue 380, 2019 Page 36-43
• Anonymous, Calendar Reform Vatican Notes, Volume 31 Issue 4 1983 Page 1 & 8
400th Anniversary Of The Gregorian Calendar
Scott # 715-717, 717a (1982)
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