snoons@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoWhy are churches in Europe almost always built on top of Pagan ritual sites?message-squaremessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1129arrow-down1message-squareWhy are churches in Europe almost always built on top of Pagan ritual sites?snoons@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square45linkfedilinkfile-text
Repost from a little earlier because I spent too much time on my answer and I’m salty that OP deleted the thread.
minus-squarewolfrasin@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down2·4 days agoBecause Christianity spread through Europe by Roman conquest & co-opting the local Gods into the fold was their thing. Have you seen the Greek pantheon?
Because Christianity spread through Europe by Roman conquest & co-opting the local Gods into the fold was their thing. Have you seen the Greek pantheon?