Word: mithraism
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Dates: during 1954-1954
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...Mithras worshipers of ancient Londinium could come to life and attend a service of St. Paul's Cathedral not far from their temple, they would find many things, besides the arrangement of the interior, to remind them of their own faith. Of Aryan origin, Mithraism was one of the Oriental sects that contended for control of the declining Roman Empire. It came out second in the contest, but it had some things in common with Christianity, the winner...
Mithras, whose name leads back to Aryan prehistory, was a kind of redeemer, a mediator between man and a supreme god. Born miraculously (out of a rock), he was first adored by gift-bearing shepherds. He suffered various adversities but at last ascended to heaven. Mithraism used bells and candles in its ritual, as well as communion and holy water. It taught immortality of the soul, the resurrection of the flesh and the last judgment...
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