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| CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Dionysius Exiguus:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05010b.htm (10 February 2007) The Catholic Encyclopedia has been an authority on subjects related to the Roman Catholic Church since it was first published in 1909. Its online version began May 1, 1999. It is still acknowledged by the papal offices at Rome. More than 11,000 articles on topics relevant to the Church are included in its online version. An easy search mechanism produced a thorough article on Dionysius Exiguus, which examines his contribution to cannon law in the history of Christianity and his role in producing the first Christian era calendar. A cross reference to a section entitled "General Chronology" explains various historical calendars and specifically the role of Dionysius Exiguus and the reforms of Pope Gregory XIII in the 16th century. This is a reliable place to start research on the Christian scholar who provided the basis for the Western system of keeping time. |
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the Birth of Jesus http://www.westarinstitute.org/Periodicals/4R_Articles/Dionysius/dionysius.html (10 February 2007) Westar Institute identifies itself as a worldwide non-profit institute "dedicated to the advancement of religious literacy." Its members are scholars and authors in the field. The institute sponsors seminars and an online magazine The Fourth R. James Veitch, a professor from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and author of three major books, has taught courses in Christianity since 1978. In his essay for The Fourth R, which appeared in December 1999, he carefully examines the sixth century history of the Dionysian calendar and clarifies the Christian monk's errors in establishing the Year One 754 years after the founding of Rome. He further shows how Dionysius's legacy, and his errors, persisted throughout the centuries right up to our new millennium. |
| Pinpointing Christ's Birth Date http://www.struggler.org/birth3.htm (10 February 2007) One of the first great Christian historians, Dionysius Exiguus was a Roman monk who wrote in the year 532. He examined all the historical evidence from which to calculate the exact year of the Birth of Jesus Christ. He established that Christ was born in the flesh in A.D. 1, a view which was not contradicted until some centuries later. |
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& info - the year we use, definitions (Gregorian) http://webexhibits.org/calendars/year-definitions.html (10 February 2007) The calendar used throughout the world today is the Gregorian calendar. Dionysius Exiguus (in English known as Denis the Little) was a monk from Scythia, he was a canon in the Roman curia, and his assignment was to prepare calculations of the dates of Easter. At that time it was customary to count years since the reign of emperor Diocletian; but in his calculations Dionysius chose to number the years since the birth of Christ, rather than honour the persecutor Diocletian. |
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Zuidhoek, Jan. "Dionysius Exiguus." Millennium Mistake. Jan Zuidhoek is a mathematics teacher in the Netherlands. He wrote this article in 2000 for members of the Dutch association of teachers of mathematics when everyone was debating exactly when the new millennium began. With mathematical dexterity, he uses chronology through the centuries and numbers to demonstrate why the ignorance of the zero by Dionysius Exiguus was no mistake but a product of "bilateral symmetry." He defines this term for the general reader. He uses a variety of formulas to prove his point. Written originally in Dutch, there is a translation in English. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. How to Pronounce Dionysius
How to Pronounce Exiguus
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