What is the Way of Saint James or Camino de Santiago?

Publicado por Unknown , jueves, 13 de febrero de 2014 9:58



Way of Saint James or Camino de Santiago It was one of the most important Christian pilgrimages during medieval times, and a pilgrimage route on which a plenary indulgence could be earned.
Other major pilgrimage routes with Jubileo, include the Via Francigena to Rome, the pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Caravaca de la Cruz and Santo Toribio de Liébana . 
The Camino de Santiago or Way of Saint James, is more than the accomplishment of a determined physical route. It means the road ahead to achieve a defined goal, and every pilgrim theirs, something that perfectly reflected the following sayings:
  • There are as many ways as Pilgrims.
  • The Road to Santiago begins at your doorstep
  • A thousand ways, a Destiny.
If the mentioned thing before is certain, it is not less certain, than each pilgrim wished to secure its goal and for it they followed the indications facilitated, so that they defined what today we denominated Historical Ways.
The five conditions that must comply with a Way historical:
Existence of a defined historical traces, continuous use of the old mapping. 
Peoples Names related to the Way: Santiago, Maria Magdalena Road, Duck, Goose, Knights Templar, Real, Camino, Hospital ... 
Historical Network: Hospital (Mercy) over it. Just as the existence of bridges, roads, villages with Jacobean architecture, monuments and other Acts.
Historical documents and correspondence from Pilgrims to support the use of it. Miracles and Legends along the Pilgrims Way. Spoken tradition that endorses the passage of pilgrims. 
Churches and Chapels, with images of the apostle, Romance architecture 
Walking, opened roads, which were fused into the different routes.
View and contact with pilgrims who wish to pursue the Way: Plan and agrees to the starting point and Home.
Check the dates, starting points and started all who plan to Pilgrims Way. 

 (Thanks to Camino de Santiago .org)

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