In 1954, deep under the streets of London, a mysterious 3rd c. temple was unearthed, but it was not as hoped a Christian church. It was a Mithraeum, a place of bloody secret rituals practiced by Roman soldiers. Who is their god Mithras? And is he the real Jesus?

The Lord of Spirits

Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick and Fr. Stephen De Young

No, Virginia, Christmas Isn’t About Mithras

NOV 18, 2025-1 MIN
The Lord of Spirits

No, Virginia, Christmas Isn’t About Mithras

NOV 18, 2025-1 MIN

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In 1954, deep under the streets of London, a mysterious 3rd c. temple was unearthed, but it was not as hoped a Christian church. It was a Mithraeum, a place of bloody secret rituals practiced by Roman soldiers. Who is their god Mithras? And is he the real Jesus?