Gregory XIII

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Meaning

the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585)

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A brief of Pope Gregory XIII allowed a special provincial for the younger branch of the discalced nuns, and a royal rescript created a protective board of four assessors for the reform. Source: Internet

A fresh attack on the Talmud was decreed by Pope Gregory XIII (1575–85), and in 1593 Clement VIII renewed the old interdiction against reading or owning it. Source: Internet

At first, Dusina’s arrival was welcomed by Grand Master de Cassiere who even wrote to Pope Gregory XIII on August 5, 1574, thanking him for sending the inquisitor. Source: Internet

Gregory XIII died on 10 April 1585. Source: Internet

He moved to Rome, and received a lifetime annuity from Pope Gregory XIII (after first having been rejected by Pope Pius V ) and finished his autobiography. Source: Internet

In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII issued an edict outlining his calendar reforms. Source: Internet

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