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Medieval monks clash over Easter

Medieval monks clash over Easter

Calculating the correct day pitted abbey against abbey

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Tony McMahon
Apr 14, 2022
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Happy Easter to all you Gold and Silver Level Templar Knights. We take it for granted that we know the correct day for Easter. But a thousand years ago, monks were at each other’s throats over different ways to calculate the lunar cycles and determine when Easter should happen.

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Easter should be a time for Christians when they celebrate the death and resu…

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