Catholic trinkets in SJPP

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CaminoLars

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• Jul 24, 2022

• #1

What's the availability of Catholic trinkets in SJPP; prayer cards, cross necklaces, and St. James pendants?

I see that there are plenty of options to buy trekking items, but curious about these, as I hope to purchase them as I begin the Camino.

 

linkster

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• Jul 24, 2022

• #2

The cathedral has a gift shop with prayer cards and other merchandise. There is another cathedral shop a block or so away where I purchased a children's book about the camino for my niece. I also purchased some St. James cross lapel pins (~red enamel with silver outline) in a gift shop near the cathedral. I also saw some high end rosaries in a jewelry shop between the cathedral and Praza de Cervantes. You may think about some stainless steel St. James cross stencils for Tarta de Santiago.

 

trecile

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• Jul 24, 2022

• #3

linkster said:

The cathedral has a gift shop with prayer cards and other merchandise. There is another cathedral shop a block or so away where I purchased a children's book about the camino for my niece. I also purchased some St. James cross lapel pins (~red enamel with silver outline) in a gift shop near the cathedral. I also saw some high end rosaries in a jewelry shop between the cathedral and Praza de Cervantes. You may think about some stainless steel St. James cross stencils for Tarta de Santiago.

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@CaminoLars was asking about St Jean Pied de Port.

 

Katherine Radeka

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• Jul 24, 2022

• #4

I wouldn’t count on getting anything in SJPP. We spent an extra day there and I don’t remember any place that had some thing like that.

We didn’t go to every shop so it’s possible I missed something but I usually look for things like that myself. You will find lots of shells and trinkets.

I brought a lightweight wooden rosary, and a couple of prayer cards with me. I found it comforting to have these things from home. And now that I carried them all the way to Santiago, they’re even more special.

In Santiago it is completely different. You will find all the things.

 

mspath

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• Jul 24, 2022

• #5

In Saint Jean Pied de Port you might ask at the Bureau de Tourism, 14 Pl. Charles de Gaulle, if /where such a shop might be found.

Another appropriate place to ask is the Refuge Accueil Paroissial Kaserna at 43 Rue d'Espagne.This refuge is associated with the nearby local parish church, Notre-Dame du Bout du Pont Church, at 2 rue de la Citadelle.

 

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naplesdon

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• Jul 24, 2022

• #6

Tongue in cheek, I have often referred to SJPdP as the Gatlinburg of Pays Basque. There is no shortage of gift and trinket shop.

 

Last edited: Jul 24, 2022

MichelleElynHogan

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• Jul 24, 2022

• #7

A good question to ask when picking up a credenciel at the Pilgrim Office?