"pertaining to Gregory," from Late Latin Gregorianus, from Gregorius (see Gregory). From c. 1600 of church music, in reference to Gregory I the Great (pope from 590-604), who traditionally codified it; 1640s in reference to new calendar (introduced 1582) from Pope Gregory XIII (1572-1585); due to Protestant resistance, the calendar was not introduced in England and the American colonies until 1752.
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1. All dates should be completed according to Gregorian Calendar.
表中所有日期均須按陽歷填報.
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2. When Sweden moved to the Gregorian calendar, December 13 stuck.
雖然瑞典人開始采用公歷, 但是12月13日卻被保留了下來.
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3. September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar.
九月是公歷上一年中的第九個月.
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4. Chapter Two tells of the music characteristics of Gregorian Chant.
第二章講述了格里高利圣詠的音樂特征.
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5. This bypassed the problem of year names in the Gregorian system.