9 | How did December 25th end up as Christ’s birthday?
- Author
- Dean Smith
- Published
- Sun 23 Dec 2018
- Episode Link
- https://opentheword.org/2018/12/23/how-did-december-25th-end-up-as-christs-birthday/
It is generally believed that the Roman Catholic church made December 25 the day of Christ's birth to replace a pagan holiday. But that may not have been the case. In fact, Christ's birthday was probably tied to the Feast of Annunciation.
