scruffy1
Veteran Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Holy Year from Pamplona 2010, SJPP 2011, Lisbon 2012, Le Puy 2013, Vezelay (partial watch this space!) 2014; 2015 Toulouse-Puenta la Reina (Arles)
"The Miracles of Saint James" by Thomas E. Coffey, Linda K. Davidson (!!!), and Maryjane Dunn 1966
'The pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela is recovering importance. Some people walk for the exercise, others for religious reasons, others for curiosity, others out of boredom, others to study medieval art and architecture, others to fulfill a vow, and still others to fulfill a penal sentence. For what ever reason, they are walking to a holy shrine, and thus making a pilgrimage.' p. XI
These words written 50 years ago (OMG) are intriguing. I know from my studies that felons throughout Catholic Europe were given the option of starving to death in local lockups, prisons, or dungeons - or - going on pilgrimage often to Santiago de Compostela.
Does the Spanish judicial system still recognize pilgrimage to SdC as an alternative to incarceration, fine, or public service?
'The pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela is recovering importance. Some people walk for the exercise, others for religious reasons, others for curiosity, others out of boredom, others to study medieval art and architecture, others to fulfill a vow, and still others to fulfill a penal sentence. For what ever reason, they are walking to a holy shrine, and thus making a pilgrimage.' p. XI
These words written 50 years ago (OMG) are intriguing. I know from my studies that felons throughout Catholic Europe were given the option of starving to death in local lockups, prisons, or dungeons - or - going on pilgrimage often to Santiago de Compostela.
Does the Spanish judicial system still recognize pilgrimage to SdC as an alternative to incarceration, fine, or public service?