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  1. Terry Callery

    When was James the Apostle Canonized as a Saint? What were his miracles?

    I am busy writing a historical novel set in the year 814 about the first pilgrimage of Alfonso II to the burial site of James the Apostle. When the headless body was discovered in the Roman Cemetery in the year 814, James was not yet a Saint. Two post mortem miracles are required for Sainthood...
  2. VNwalking

    Detailed Planning for Viejo/Olvidado from Pamplona

    Now that I have the hang of walking virtually after taking on the Invierno, I'm going to be more ambitous: next up is the combination of the Viejo and Olvidado from Pamplona to Ponferrada. I won't go any faster then I walk here everyday, so it will take a while (weeks? months?). As I go I'll...
  3. VNwalking

    Looking for something to listen to? Here's some Spanish history~

    This weekend, I spent some time on the internet looking for something interesting to listen to that had nothing to do with the pandemic. And I found these: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wondery/tides-of-history/e/59974981 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wondery/tides-of-history/e/60120706...
  4. Friend from Barquinha

    General Camino/Caminho history from the Spanish Post Office

    Interesting background info, for those who haven't run into this website yet... https://www.elcaminoconcorreos.com/en/blog/day-22-the-origins-of-the-pilgrimage-routes-to-santiago-de-compostela
  5. RENSHAW

    Vintage postcard views of Viana.

    Not much has changed in over 100 years as far as the bus station is concerned. My guess is that instead of going through the very top of town , pilgrims would take this route as it was the only main road to Logrono. I doubt weather they visited the Ermita de Cuevas? The second view is at least...
  6. RENSHAW

    What did pilgrims eat 1000 years ago? - do share simple recipes

    I started thinking about this a day or so back - How spartan was the cuisine? After some very basic research it seems as if the menu may have not been so elaborate but there was almost as much variety then as now. Rice may have not quite reached Iberian peninsular and potatoes had to wait...
  7. David

    1648 Camino map showing pilgrims

    Hi all (nope, not about the Coronavirus) .... a friend who lives out in the country in a large farmhouse (built 1645) has in the downstairs toilet (rest room?) a framed print of the Camino routes, originally printed in 1648. What I find fascinating is that there are contemporary pilgrims...
  8. SacredSteps

    Where are the apostles of Jesus buried?

    This was a really informative and enjoyable project to undertake, researching where the remains of the Apostles of Jesus are buried. From one side of the Iberian peninsula, across Europe, into the Middle East and on into Southeast Asia, Jesus's disciples are entombed in eleven different...
  9. jungleboy

    Pilgrimages of Queen Isabel and others on the CP

    Hi all, I'm looking for more information on Queen Isabel of Portugal's pilgrimage on the CP in the late 13th or early 14th century. On the web I see quite a few articles about the CP that mention this but none really give any details (if any are known, such as where she started). I've also read...
  10. Paladina

    An Irish medieval pilgrim memento

    Wandering around the Keepers of the Gael exhibition in Galway City Museum - a welcome refuge from the annual Christmas shopping spree - I spotted an unusual object on display: part of a cast bronze riding stirrup bearing an ornamental plate in the form of a well-worn scallop shell. Form has...
  11. MarkyD

    History documentary (in Spanish) about the region of El Bierzo

    This official documentary, see link below, may be of interest to pilgrims who have walked through this wonderful part of Spain. Those of you walking on the Camino Francés would have first entered El Bierzo at El Acebo, on the way down to Molinaseca with the beautiful stone Roman bridge over the...
  12. pitztop

    Does anyone know what the origin and story is surrounding the tradition of walking to Fisterra & Muxía after arriving in Santiago de Compostela?

    I love the walk from Santiago de Compostela to Muxía and Fisterra. I have walked to the coast four times and hope to be able to walk this way many more times in the future after arriving in Santiago de Compostela. I know in my soul that my camino is truly complete when I sit on the Priaia de Mar...
  13. scruffy1

    History Time - The Cathedral in Santiago

    Since parts of the Cathedral are reported closed for renovation until the next Holy Year 2021 let us talk about some of the more curiouser and curiouser histories of the cathedral. Things were looking not bad until along came Al-Mansur ibn Abi Aamir in 997. He captured the city, destroyed the...
  14. Old Hillwalker

    Prehistoria along a very old Camino route (first millennium)

    Due to the hugely increased crowds on the Camino Frances this season, I am thinking of switching my September trip from the Camino Norte to again walk from Pau, FR to Puente la Reina on the Camino Aragon as I did a couple of years ago. However this time I intend to divert from the traditional...
  15. F

    On-line course on Gothic Cathedrals - free

    I sometimes study courses on-line at the Coursera website, and I thought I would recommend one on here called The Age of Cathedrals: https://www.coursera.org/learn/age-of-cathedrals It focuses on French cathedrals and I have just been learning about the beautiful rose windows in Notre Dame de...
  16. B

    Codex Calixtinus

    Does anyone know if it is possible to see the Codex Calixtinus on display somewhere in Santiago? Searching online I can't find anything. Thanks!
  17. ivar

    Botafumeiro from a long time ago

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  18. peregrina2000

    Medieval Monuments on the Camino(s)

    Javier posted a link to a list of someone’s idea of the 13 most important medieval monuments on the Camino. https://es.aleteia.org/2018/12/14/13-imponentes-edificios-medievales-en-el-camino-de-santiago/ Pictures shown in a slide show by clicking. Only two are on the Francés, Frómista and San...
  19. Pelegrin

    Roman Roads in Spain and Portugal

    This interesting map shows the Roman roads In Hispania: As you can see the Camino Portugués follows Via XIX in Galicia that is indicated on the C. P. near some Miliarium (Roman milestones) that still remain. Via de la Plata follows Via XXIV. To remark is the Roman name for Santiago...
  20. L

    The last untouchable in Europe - History of the Cagot People in the Pyrenees

    An interesting profile in The Independent of the last woman who identifies as a "Cagot", which were an untouchable caste of peasants in France and Spain prior to the French Revolution Includes a nod to the Caminos as a likely migration route for these populations, whatever their origin. The...

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