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Statue of St. John the Baptist with golden cross, Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic. | Credit: Oldrich Barak/Shutterstock

‘Summer Christmas’: Why does the Church celebrate the birthday of St. John the Baptist?

Because it falls exactly six months before the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord, John the Baptist’s

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