sillydoll
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- 2002 CF: 2004 from Paris: 2006 VF: 2007 CF: 2009 Aragones, Ingles, Finisterre: 2011 X 2 on CF: 2013 'Caracoles': 2014 CF and Ingles 'Caracoles":2015 Logrono-Burgos (Hospitalero San Anton): 2016 La Douay to Aosta/San Gimignano to Rome:
Santiago isn't the only Spanish city celebrating the Holy Year.
There are only 5 Holy cities in Catholic Christianity and three of those are in Spain. They are Santiago de Compostela, Camaleño (the Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana) and the 'youngest' being Caravaca le la Cruz. (the other two are Rome and Jerusalem).
Caravaca de la Cruz was given its prestigious Holy City status by Pope John Paul II in 1998. It celebrates its jubilee every seven years, with the first of them taking place in 2003 when the town was visited by the then Cardinal Ratzinger, who is now, of course, Pope Benedict XVI.
Caravaca is dominated by the medieval Castle of Santa Cruz, and contains several convents as well as a fine parish church. The town’s symbol is a distinctive cross which has two horizontal beams as opposed to the usual one. This cross has been celebrated over the centuries for its healing power
This year, only the second jubilee year celebrated, has been a huge organizational job for the municipality of Caravaca, and anyone undertaking a pilgrimage to Caravaca can claim plenary indulgence, so this makes a visit to this city of special importance to those of the Catholic faith. Millions of people have made the pilgrimage walk up to the Basilica this year.
The other claim to fame is that Caravaca contains the The largest collection of ethnic musical instruments in Europe at the Museo de Música Étnica, Barranda.
And now you can walk the tapas route through the town - well worth a visit!
http://www.simplynetworking.es/calida-3 ... d_the.html
There are only 5 Holy cities in Catholic Christianity and three of those are in Spain. They are Santiago de Compostela, Camaleño (the Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana) and the 'youngest' being Caravaca le la Cruz. (the other two are Rome and Jerusalem).
Caravaca de la Cruz was given its prestigious Holy City status by Pope John Paul II in 1998. It celebrates its jubilee every seven years, with the first of them taking place in 2003 when the town was visited by the then Cardinal Ratzinger, who is now, of course, Pope Benedict XVI.
Caravaca is dominated by the medieval Castle of Santa Cruz, and contains several convents as well as a fine parish church. The town’s symbol is a distinctive cross which has two horizontal beams as opposed to the usual one. This cross has been celebrated over the centuries for its healing power
This year, only the second jubilee year celebrated, has been a huge organizational job for the municipality of Caravaca, and anyone undertaking a pilgrimage to Caravaca can claim plenary indulgence, so this makes a visit to this city of special importance to those of the Catholic faith. Millions of people have made the pilgrimage walk up to the Basilica this year.
The other claim to fame is that Caravaca contains the The largest collection of ethnic musical instruments in Europe at the Museo de Música Étnica, Barranda.
And now you can walk the tapas route through the town - well worth a visit!
http://www.simplynetworking.es/calida-3 ... d_the.html