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*The Reformation in the 16th century created a unique twist in Swiss timekeeping. Catholic cantons adopted the Gregorian calendar, a more accurate version of the Julian calendar, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582.<ref>Im Hof, Ulrich. Geschichte der Schweiz. 7th edition. Zurich: Schwabe Verlag, 2001.</ref>
*The Reformation in the 16th century created a unique twist in Swiss timekeeping. Catholic cantons adopted the Gregorian calendar, a more accurate version of the Julian calendar, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582.<ref>Im Hof, Ulrich. Geschichte der Schweiz. 7th edition. Zurich: Schwabe Verlag, 2001.</ref>
*However, [[Switzerland_Church_Records#Denominations|Protestant cantons]] resisted the switch, viewing it as a papal imposition. This resulted in a period of confusion where different parts of Switzerland used different calendars.<ref>Im Hof, Ulrich. Geschichte der Schweiz. 7th edition. Zurich: Schwabe Verlag, 2001.</ref>
*However, [[Switzerland_Church_Records#Denominations|Protestant cantons]] resisted the switch, viewing it as a papal imposition. This resulted in a period of confusion where different parts of Switzerland used different calendars.<ref>Im Hof, Ulrich. Geschichte der Schweiz. 7th edition. Zurich: Schwabe Verlag, 2001.</ref>
*The situation wasn't fully resolved until 1812 when the last holdout canton (specifically the communes of [[Schiers Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy|Schiers]] and [[Grüsch Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy|Grüsch]]) finally adopted the Gregorian calendar, unifying the Swiss system.<ref>Im Hof, Ulrich. Geschichte der Schweiz. 7th edition. Zurich: Schwabe Verlag, 2001.</ref>
*The situation wasn't fully resolved until 1812 when the last holdout canton (specifically the communes of [[Schiers Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy|Schiers]] and [[Grüsch Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy|Grüsch]]) finally adopted the Gregorian calendar, unifying the Swiss system.<ref>Im Hof, Ulrich. Geschichte der Schweiz. 7th edition. Zurich: Schwabe Verlag, 2001.</ref><ref>"Calendriers." Historische Lexikon der Schweiz (HLS). https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/fr/articles/012812/2018-01-15/ (accessed: 2024-03-05).</ref>


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