Paschalia Kościoła Prawosławnego: Metody obliczania daty Paschy

• Authors: Marek Ławreszuk

Title variants

EN

PASCHALIA OF ORTHODOX CHURCH: METHODS OF CALCULATING THE DATE OF EASTER

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Aim of this paper is to show how the Orthodox Church calculates date of Easter. On the basis of historical evidence it indicates the assumptions of the Paschalia system from the second century to the modern days. Paper explains differences between Julian, Gregorian and revised Julian calendars and shows how to calculate the date of Easter in present days. The text also discusses the problems of imperfection and errors, and calendars on their basis shows suggestions for their correction. The result of this paper is the development of Paschal table for the Gregorian and Julian calendars for the years 2012-2105, together with an indication of the mathematical formula built on the basis of existing Meuus and Gauus algorithms.

Keywords

EN

EASTER; DATE OF PASCHA; ORTHODOX CHURCH CALENDAR; SOLAR AND LUNAR CALENDARS; JULIAN CALENDAR; NEO-JULIAN CALENDAR; CYCLE OF PASCHA; GAUSS ALGORITHM; MEUSS ALGORITHM

• Publisher: Bialystok University Press
• Journal: ELPIS
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 25-26
• Pages: 217-277

Contributors

author

Marek Ławreszuk

• Prawosławne Seminarium Duchowne, ul. Paryska 27, 03-945 Warszawa