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The '''Gregorian Calendar''', named after [[Pope]] [[Gregory XIII]], came into being in 1582 to correct errors in the [[Julian Calendar]] that became apparent over time.  The Julian calendar was actually 10 days ahead of where it should have been, and this was corrected with the new Gregorian Calendar.  The Gregorian Calendar is the [[calendar]] that is most widely used in the world today. It consists of 365 days in each year, with a 366-day [[leap year]] every fourth year.  The calendar is broken down into 12 [[months]].  The last year of each [[century]] (years that end in '00') is not counted as a leap year unless it is divisible by 400.

The '''Gregorian Calendar''', named after [[Pope]] [[Gregory XIII]], was created in 1582 to correct errors in the [[Julian Calendar]] that became apparent over time.  The Julian [[Calendar]] was actually 10 days ahead of where it should have been, and this discrepancy was corrected with the new Gregorian Calendar, which is the most widely used in the world today. It consists of 365 days in each year, with a 366-day [[leap year]] every fourth year.  The calendar is broken down into 12 [[months]].  Unlike its predecessor, the Gregorian Calendar does not count the last year of each [[century]] (years that end in '00') as a leap year unless the number of the year is divisible by 400.

 

It is the same as the [[Julian Calendar]], except that the Julian Calendar included the last year of every century as a leap year.

[[category:Dating Systems]]

[[category:Dating Systems]]