Nicholas V, in 1450, reverted to the quinquagesimal period, while. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent] Reference
Hence the time of our sorrow and affliction is fixed at forty days; the state of blessed joy which shall be hereafter is figured in the quinquagesimal festival, i.e. the fifty days from Easter to Pentecost. From Wordnik.com. [Catena Aurea - Gospel of Matthew] Reference
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