# Was jesus really born dec. 25? #### (2013) - Fr William Saunders **Link**:: https://www.catholicherald.com/article/columns/was-jesus-really-born-dec-25/ **DOI**:: **Links**:: **Tags**:: #paper **Cite Key**:: [@Saunders2013-mq] ### Abstract ``` Q: At work, I was having a debate about whether Christ was really born on Dec. 25. One fellow worker – a professed atheist – said that this was a made-up date and that the church used the dates of pagan Roman holidays for Christmas. Can you help me out? (Lansdowne) ``` ### Notes