snoons@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoWhy are churches in Europe almost always built on top of Pagan ritual sites?message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1128arrow-down1message-squareWhy are churches in Europe almost always built on top of Pagan ritual sites?snoons@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-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-down2·2 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?