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A
Christian calendar
can be any
calendar
used by various
Christian
Churches
for the Church year, called "liturgical year". For example, it can be used to find out what day
Easter
will be on, even though it is not the same in every Church.
The church year is divided into seasons like
Lent
, Easter,
Pentecost
,
Advent
and
Christmas
, with other weeks being seen as ordinary time.
The
Gregorian calendar
, named after
Pope Gregory XIII
, is now a civil calendar that is used in many countries around the world.
Catholic
,
Anglican
and
Orthodox
Christians also celebrate
Saint
's days - here is a
Catholic list