• The era in use in all Christian countries, which was intended to commence with the birth of Christ. The era as now established was first used by Dionysius Exiguus (died about 540), who placed the birth of Christ on the 25th of December in the year of Rome 754, which year he counted as 1 a. d. This date for Christ`s birth is now generally ......
(from the article `calendar`) ...cycle. In the 6th century it was the general belief that this was the year of Christ`s birth, and because of this Dionysius introduced the concept ...
Christian Era The era in use in all Christian countries, which was intended to commence with the birth of Christ. The era as now established was first used by Dionysius Exiguus (died about 540), who placed the birth of Christ on the 25th of December in the year of Rome 754, which year he counted as 1 a.d. This date for Chri...
[n] - the time period beginning with the year of Christ`s birth
Common era noun the time period beginning with the supposed year of Christ`s birth
the period since the assumed year of Jesus' birth.