Xmas ala Tmatt @ GetReligion

Xmas ala Tmatt @ GetReligion December 22, 2004

It was around 200 A.D., according to St. Clement of Alexandria, that theologians in Egypt settled on May 20 as the birthday of Jesus, while others argued for dates in April and March.

This wasn’t a major issue, since early Christians emphasized the Epiphany on Jan. 6, marking Christ’s baptism. Then sometime before 354, Rome began …

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