The calendar issue

In 45 BCE, Gaius Julius Caesar introduced the so-called Julian calendar based on the work of the Egyptian Sosigenes. A few inaccuracies had occurred in his calculation, but they hardly mattered at first. This changed after the Council of Nicaea in 325 decided to introduce a standard Easter date for…

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The English College In Rheims

In 1568, the Catholic priest and former canon of York, William Allen, founded the English College in Douai. The city, which is now in France, belonged to the Spanish Netherlands at that time. Ten years later, the Dutch took over control. The college moved to Rheims, where it remained until…

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