snoons@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agoWhy are churches in Europe almost always built on top of Pagan ritual sites?message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1130arrow-down1message-squareWhy are churches in Europe almost always built on top of Pagan ritual sites?snoons@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month 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-squarefaintwhenfree@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoRomans did it to Greek gods, Muslims did it to Christian churches and Hindu temples. Buddhists did it to Taoist temples. It’s just how religions operate.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoromans co-opted most of the greek gods, they dint entirely supplant them.
Romans did it to Greek gods, Muslims did it to Christian churches and Hindu temples. Buddhists did it to Taoist temples.
It’s just how religions operate.
romans co-opted most of the greek gods, they dint entirely supplant them.