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Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 4:05
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Subject: [M-R] Julian Calendar
Dates
Dear Friends,
I have the following entry from a Breton
Chronicle for 1157: (The translation is mine and mine are the amendments
between brackets.)
"Count Hoël lost his land on about
the Feast of the Epiphany [January 6th]. Before Quadragesima [ first Sunday in
Lent], Count G[eoffrey] Martel was welcomed by the citizens of Nantes and made
their Count."
Chronicle of Melleray, 1157
(Chronicon Brittannicum). Dom Morice. Preuves. Vol. I, cols. 103 &
104.
Naturally I would like a more precise time
span, so I need to know what was the DATE of Quadragesima Sunday in
1157 ?
I have used the formula devised by Gauss &
published by Ball in 1896 which gives me
March 31 1157 as Easter Day and therefore 40
days back (excluding Sundays) makes Wed. 13 February as Ash Wednesday and
therefore
Quadragesima Sunday is February 17,
1157.
Thus the period of civil disruption in
Nantes in 1157 is from Jan 6th to February 17th, between
six and seven weeks.
So far so good, but can anyone check my figures
and tell me if I have it right ?
BTW I will happily send a copy of my "How to
Calculate Easter" notes to anyone who would like a copy.
Brenda M C
