This borrowing became increasingly widespread among the pagan population in Aukštaitija, though much less so in Samogitia.

The first Christian missionaries arrived in Latvia in 1190 and tried to persuade the pagan population to convert.

The establishment of a new religion was bitterly resented by the city's pagan population, who feared it would turn Alexandrians away from the worship of their traditional gods.

In the summer of 1136, Eric undertoook a crusade against the pagan population on the Baltic island of Rügen and its capital Arkona.

This was followed by the general acceptance of Islam by the pagan population of Medina, apart from some exceptions.

German crusaders were sent into Latvia to convert the pagan population by force of arms.

Christians also aroused suspicion among the pagan population.

Most of the pagan population was purportedly exterminated and replaced with Christian West Saxons.

The nearly intact work gives a glimpse into a cosmopolitan ancient world in which Jewish, Christian and pagan populations lived side by side.

They founded the Parish of San Jose here but, unfortunately, due to the pagan population, the devotion to Our Lady did not prosper.