Folks often forget #Christianity was imposed on much of #Europe by force. In the #LivonianCrusade, an attack on the #Finnic & #Baltic #pagans in modern #Latvia & #Estonia, the #BattleOfStMatthewsDay was #ThisDayInHistory in 1217. In its aftermath, many were forcibly baptized.
September 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Folks often forget #Christianity was imposed on much of #Europe by force. In the #LivonianCrusade, an attack on the #Finnic & #Baltic #pagans in modern #Latvia & #Estonia, the #BattleOfStMatthewsDay was #ThisDayInHistory in 1217. In its aftermath, many were forcibly baptized.