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Re: are St. James' relics really held in Santiago's cathedral
There's a long and interesting thread on this subject at http://www.caminodesantiago.me/board/miscellaneous-topics/topic4540.html?hilit=priscillian
In the end, you can never know, only believeChris
A few weeks ago, we attended a performance by The Rose Ensemble," an excellent ancient music group. When I went on line to look at their CD's, I found one entitled "The Road to Compostela," subtitled "Vocal Music for th4 Pilgrimage to the Ancient City of Santiago de Compostela." Much of the...
Rebekah, I call myself a Christian but I don't think I'm a practising one in the usual sense. That is, I have not found a denomination that does not trouble me, one way or another. So, I think, (I'm not sure) that I walked to find and understand my faith. I tried to be a "spiritual"...
We started from the cathedral in Porto and, when we went there for our sellos, the place was crowded with tour groups, at least 4 bus loads. You couldn't get a look at the main altar. It was blocked by a group whose leader was up front, loudly "informing" everyone. I was reminded of the...
June and I also used the Camino Travel Center's help on our recent walk from Porto. We planned other travel before and after our walk, so we sent a parcel of boots, backpacks, etc., on ahead. Our parcel got "hung up" in Spanish customs and Ivar's right hand, Wiktoria, had to work hard to get...
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