Which Pope commissioned the Gregorian calendar?
Pope Gregory XIII
Pope Pius V
Pope Sixtus V
Pope Urban VIII
Answer
Pope Gregory XIII, seeking to correct inaccuracies in the Julian calendar, commissioned the Gregorian calendar in 1582. This calendar introduced leap year adjustments and modified the length of months to better align with the Earth's orbit around the sun. The Gregorian calendar is still used today as the international civil calendar, with only minor adjustments over the centuries.
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