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What was Pope Gregory XIII's main legacy?

  • Gregorian calendar

  • Gregorian chant

  • Gregorian architecture

  • Gregorian art

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The Gregorian calendar, Pope Gregory XIII's enduring legacy, revolutionized timekeeping. Implemented in 1582, it replaced the Julian calendar, which had accumulated a significant error in its calculation of the solar year. The Gregorian calendar introduced leap year adjustments and refined the length of months, resulting in a more accurate and widely adopted system used globally today.
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