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It is widely accepted today that many Catholic saints derive from precatholic pagan deities that were incorporated into church doctrine to make conversion of pagans easier. How taboo would it be to suggest/acknowledge that in medieval Europe?

by /u/squibblededoo in /r/AskHistorians

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