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2-Stamps-Rule

Jochen_Schmidtke

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We had this topic in previous times:

In the German Forum one pilgrim posted that for pilgrims starting at Sarría it is compulsatory to collect 2 stamps per day to qualify for the Compostela.
Why does the pilgrims office not publish on its home page?
Frustrating! :cry: :cry:
Buen Camino anyway.
Jochen
 
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
The Pilgrims' Office issues the Credencial on which it clearly states that pilgrims are requested to collect two sellos each day.

However all of the caveats in my previous post apply - everyone will be treated on their own merits.
 
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Which brings up the question whether other authorized credentials have the same language! I will check mine from the American Friends to see, and get back here. Are there some Canadian, French, and Australian credentials out there that can be checked?
 
I checked three of my credentials. The only one that states two stamps is the South African one from 2010. The other two are 2009. All show the 200km for bikers.

South Africa Credential: "Complete at least the last 100km to qualify. Two Stamps per day are required. Pilgrims who start their journey outside Galicia require one stanp per day."
Spanish Credential: ""Complete at least the last 100km to qualify". No mention of sellos.
American Credential: "Complete at least the last 100 km to qualify." No mention of stamps.

Note that the South Africa passport indiates that only one is needed if you start before Galicia.
 
The Cathedral website:

In Spanish:

La tercera página, y las cinco siguientes, van destinadas a colocar los sellos (es obligatorio un mínimo de dos sellos diarios con su respectiva fecha) con la certificación de paso en albergues, parroquias, cofradías, etc.

In English:

In the following pages the pilgrim will find a place where to put on the stamps of the refuges, parishes, confraternities, etc. On the other side there is a series of maps with the different Ways to St. James.
So the translators have not updated the English translation, but the instructions in Spanish are clear -- two each day.

Johnny Walker knows how it works in practice, so listen to him!!!
 
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