Maritime pilgrimage
The importance of pilgrimages by sea is unquestionable. English, Irish, Flemish, Scandinavian and Hanseatic sea routes were used since virtually the beginning of pilgrimages. Some experts like Lacarra speak of the sea as the oldest pilgrimage route, and it was via the...Takako Kanezuka – Association of Friends of St. James of Japan
José María – Spain
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Monte do Gozo: Tradition and History
A few kilometers from Compostela is the celebrated “Monte Gaudii” or Monte do Gozo, whose name refers to the joy that the pilgrims felt when from that hill they got their first glimpse of the towers of the Cathedral of Santiago in the distance and realized...
San Martín Pinario: The church
The church of the monastery of San Martín Pinario gives onto the square of the same name, located in the northern part of the monumental city. Given the large dimensions of the monastic complex, it is located quite far from the best-known façade of the monastery and...
San Martín Pinario: The monastery
The monastery of San Martín Pinario occupies an immense space north of the cathedral of Santiago. We emphasize its dimensions because with its dependencies it constitutes the second largest complex in Spain, being second only to the monastery of El Escorial in Madrid....
¿WHY CONTINUE ON TO FISTERRA-MUXÍA?
Throughout the centuries, many pilgrims to Santiago have continued on their way to the sea, to the beaches and sanctuaries of Fisterra and Muxía. Many of them did so for the same reasons they visited Compostela, to make pilgrimages to holy places, to Christian...Pedro (Vern) – United States
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