Eastern Orthodox calendar: -14? - 13?

[Gerald J. Sabo]

I think if the first year of the "century" is divisible by 400, then another day is NOT added.  This is what I once heard, but have no printed reference for this.  However, in recently "googling" Russian Orthodox calendar I reached the website with calendar for the Holy Trinity monastery in New York which gave the Gregorian and Julian dates, and there was still simply a thirteen day difference for years in 2000--Jerry Sabo.

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>Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:08:48 -0500
>From: Helen Halva <hhalva at MINDSPRING.COM>  
>Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Eastern Orthodox calendar: -14? - 13?  
>To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
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>It's not that clear cut, one day per century.  It has to do with the 
>difference between the Gregorian and Julian calendars and the exact number 
>of hours and minutes by which they differ as time passes.  Unfortunately I 
>don't have a crisp technical explanation at my fingertips, but probably an 
>online search of "Gregorian calendar" and "Julian calendar" will bring some 
>good information.
>
>
>
>At 11:12 PM 2/25/2007 -0600, you wrote:
>>Dear colleagues:
>>
>>Once upon a time, studying Russian history, I learned (or seem to recall
>>learning) that in the 19th century the Eastern Orthodox calendar ran
>>12 days behind the West European (Catholic) calendar, and that in the
>>20th century the E Orthodox calendar ran 13 days behind.  So far, so good.
>>
>>So my expectation was that in the 21st century the E Orthodox calendar
>>would run 14 (fourteen) days behind.  But I've encountered some indications
>>that even in this 21st century the "time lag" is still 13 (thirteen) days.
>>
>>If I was wrong, where did I go wrong?
>>
>>Gratefully,
>>Steven P Hill,
>>University of Illinois.
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