snoons@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-213 hours agoWhy are churches in Europe almost always built on top of Pagan ritual sites?message-squaremessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up190arrow-down1message-squareWhy are churches in Europe almost always built on top of Pagan ritual sites?snoons@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-213 hours agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-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-up19arrow-down2·13 hours 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?