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  1. J

    Life-size Bronze Statues

    There are fantastic exterior bronze doors and stained glass windows made in Chartres. Photos of the old sanctuary and construction of the present. The legend of an apparition of Our Lady and the founding. Good website. Janet’s description of a service there is so good. Thanks, Janet!
  2. J

    Life-size Bronze Statues

    Thanks for sharing this. This basilica is much greater than the sum of its parts.
  3. J

    Life-size Bronze Statues

    Hi Crissy, The word hideous is like a magnet drawing one to investigate more thoroughly. Quasimodo outwardly hideous but inwardly noble. Why is that? So the comments have led me to find the basilica’s website which details history, art and administration. There are some highly evocative...
  4. J

    Camino art from Santiago (a longshot)

    Familiar, she means knowledgeable about the circumstances of the print and if and where it might be available to purchase.
  5. J

    A little rant about entitlement

    I agree and this hack is probably one of the best rants so far. The string title is like a red cape to a bull. But there seems to be something ironic about people complaining about complainers.
  6. J

    A little rant about entitlement

    I guess one result of complainers broadcasting over many forums is that people like them that read the unreasonable complaints are probably no going to do a camino. Isn’t that a good thing for the sincere pilgrims who are considerate and appreciate the full experience? Good for all.
  7. J

    Ranking my top 10 foods from the Camino

    Thanks Ivar.
  8. J

    Ranking my top 10 foods from the Camino

    Don Simon is on the shelf of every super mercado and also in most tiendas. Salute!
  9. J

    Pagan origins of the Camino

    Samten, Thanks for your question because it has generated a great reading list on the topic from Kathar1na and others. Aside from the articles in spanish and her references of classical writers, Kathar1na has also given a link to the english book Heritage, Pilrimage and the Camino to...
  10. J

    Pagan origins of the Camino

    Like Iago, you may be a son of thunder.
  11. J

    Pagan origins of the Camino

    Thank you Kathar1na for all the citations and sources which will allow us to continue research into this topic and enhance our understanding .
  12. J

    Pagan origins of the Camino

    This is all your opinion, except the one citation from OED.
  13. J

    Pagan origins of the Camino

    Hi Jabba, Any citations you can share of many 19th C scholars who sought for those origins in any manner of Christian traditions?
  14. J

    Pagan origins of the Camino

    Be sure to check out Pelegrin’s post about Monte Facho, Santo Andrè de Teixido, and Berobreo. If you google any of these names you will find more of what you are looking for. I am glad you asked this question, I have learned a lot with more to go.
  15. J

    Pagan origins of the Camino

    And this from Wikipedia about Berobreo.
  16. J

    Pagan origins of the Camino

    Fascinating! Thank you for the facts. Here is a narrative from the local turismo and a picture of the castro foundations. There is also the El Rocio in Andalusia, and I learned last year that there is also a local Spring romeria honoring The Lady in Roncesvalles. “O Facho Mount is located...
  17. J

    Pagan origins of the Camino

    Thank you for sharing the links and for your summary. It will be a pleasure to read the articles. This has been a good discussion for growth. Of course no one pilgrimed to SdC for Jesus or James before these men were born. But visiting holy places was happening centuries before they were...
  18. J

    Pagan origins of the Camino

    Thanks for your question, it is a topic that can be very interesting if pursued for curiosity rather than proof. There is a book, When Santa Was a Shaman by Tony Van Renterghem, that will highlight some of the ways pre-christian pagans provided the origins for some of Christianity’s most...
  19. J

    Stable isotope analysis of medieval pilgrims and populations along the Camino de Santiago

    Thank you for sharing the article and for your follow ups!
  20. J

    Stable isotope analysis of medieval pilgrims and populations along the Camino de Santiago

    Thank you for commenting and validating El Cascayal’s efforts to share interesting lines of attention. I have enjoyed reading it and following up on the parts unfamiliar to me. With the internet as both an instant dictionary and encyclopedia, there are fewer excuses for giving up on sampling...

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