[Ansteorra] Happy Leap Day!

[Galen of Ockham]

Found online:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Matthias
"The feast of Saint Matthias was included in the Roman Calendar in the 11th
century and celebrated on the sixth day to the Calends of March (February 24
usually, but February 25 in leap years)."

(corroborated by other sources)

On Feb 24, 2012, at 8:06 PM, Tim McDaniel <tmcd at panix.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 24 Feb 2012, Galen of Ockham, OP <galen.of.ockham at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> But historically, the inserted day occurred on what we now call
>> February 24th.
> 
> It's still true in the Catholic Church, I believe, though I can't find
> a definitive source.  I believe that saints' days are shifted forward
> one day (when viewed from the Gregorian calendar) / kept on their
> normal say (when counted according to the Roman calendar).
> 
> Happy Bissextile Day, everyone!
> 
> Dankyn de Lincoln
> -- 
> Tim McDaniel, tmcd at panix.com
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