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The term '''''New Calendar''''' may refer to one of two [[Church Calendar|calendars]] in the [[Orthodox Church]]:
 
The term '''''New Calendar''''' may refer to one of two [[Church Calendar|calendars]] in the [[Orthodox Church]]:
  
*The [[Gregorian Calendar]], a calendar introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]
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*The [[Gregorian Calendar]], a calendar introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and used in the [[Church of Finland]].
 
*The [[Revised Julian Calendar]], the calendar considered by a [[synod]] of Orthodox churches in 1923 in Constantinople.  This is functionally identical to the Gregorian Calendar except for the [[Pascha]]l cycle (which is still [[Paschalion|reckoned]] according to the [[Julian Calendar|Julian]] timetables) and leap year calculation.
 
*The [[Revised Julian Calendar]], the calendar considered by a [[synod]] of Orthodox churches in 1923 in Constantinople.  This is functionally identical to the Gregorian Calendar except for the [[Pascha]]l cycle (which is still [[Paschalion|reckoned]] according to the [[Julian Calendar|Julian]] timetables) and leap year calculation.
  

Revision as of 00:04, September 10, 2005

The term New Calendar may refer to one of two calendars in the Orthodox Church: