Dionysius Exiguus

American  

[eg-zig-yoo-uhs, ek-sig-] / ɛgˈzɪg ju əs, ɛkˈsɪg- /

noun

1. died a.d. 556?, Scythian monk, chronologist, and scholar: devised the current system of reckoning the Christian era.

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Dionysius Exiguus British  

/ ɛɡˈzɪɡjʊəs /

noun

1. died ?556 _ad , Scythian monk and scholar, who is believed to have introduced the current method of reckoning dates on the basis of the Christian era

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Dionysius Exiguus

In 525, a monk named Dionysius Exiguus wanted to pinpoint the date for Easter.

From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2019

The calendar we use today, which commences with the birth of Christ and was created by a Dionysius Exiguus, a sixth century monk, may be mistaken.

From Time ● Nov. 22, 2012

When the 6th Century monk Dionysius Exiguus finally did so, he made a miscalculation of four to six years which has not yet been rectified.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dionysius Exiguus, surnamed the Little, a Romish monk of the sixth century, a Scythian by birth, and who died a.d.

From Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by Dawson, William Francis

This is called the Dionysian or Great Paschal Period, from its having been employed by Dionysius Exiguus in determining Easter Sunday.

From Our Calendar by Packer, George Nichols