Frosty01483
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Do we register at Saint Jean Pied de Port when we're there, or can we pre register from the UK?
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boertjes said:I'm planning on starting in Sarria as well. I'm coming from Canada. Would it be better to get a pilgrams passport here (they can be purchased on line, or can you get one for free?) or can you get one when you arrive in Sarria? Are there any prerequisites or advanced notice, etc. for getting one in Spain or is it a simple matter of just getting one when you arrive?
The guidebook that I have shows two locations to get your passport in Sarria: The Concello and Sauta Marina. Is this correct?
My guide book also indicated that if you are doing the last 100km, you need 2 stamps per day to obtain the Compostela when you end. Is this true? Are there any requirements for the stamp - meaning - specific locations you need a stamp from versus a restaraunt or hostel.
thanks for any help
The Compostela
From the earliest days of the pilgrimage there was a desire for the completion of the journey to be recognised in some way. Pilgrims used the scallop shell as a symbol of their arrival at the Tomb of St James. However this simple practice was easily debased. Vendors started to sell shells to pilgrims as they entered the city. Due to the prevalence of fraudulent practices the Church had to impose the penalty of excommunication on the perpetrators. From the 13th century onwards documents called “evidential letters” were used as a more effective way of recording a completed pilgrimage. These are the direct roots of the Compostela.
The Compostela was an important and useful document for pilgrims. In the 16th century the Catholic Monarchs constituted the Foundation of the Royal Hospital and ordered the construction of a hospital for pilgrims in Santiago. This was housed in the building now occupied by the Hotel Hostal de los Reyes Católicos . On presentation of their Compostela pilgrims were allowed to stay in the hospital for three days. The hospital looked after pilgrims’ health needs and it became the most important hospital in Galicia. Later in its history it became the centre of the faculty of Medicine of the University of Santiago de Compostela. In 1954 it was converted to a state run Parador hotel. However the hotel continues the tradition of pilgrim hospitality by providing free meals for three days to 10 pilgrims on production of the Compostela.
In the 20th century the growth of pilgrims arriving in Santiago by vehicular transport gave rise to a concern that the aspects of effort and sacrifice previously characteristic of the pilgrimage may be lost or diminished. It was also the case that there was a growth in certificates issued by other bodies which sought to imitate the traditional Compostela. Therefore the Cathedral of Santiago decided that to gain a Compostela a pilgrim had to provide evidence on a credencial that they had walked or travelled on horseback at least the last 100kms of their journey to Santiago and, if travelling by bicycle, the last 200kms. That rule still stands today.
To be awarded the Compostela:
You need to have made the pilgrimage for religious reasons or for a similar motivation such as a vow.
You need to have walked or travelled on horseback at least the last 100kms, or cycled the last 200kms, to arrive at the tomb of the Apostle in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
You should collect at least two sellos (stamps) each day on your credencial. This will usually be where you sleep and one other place such as a Church, ayuntamiento, café etc. You must ensure that you do this at least in the last 100 kms from the Cathedral of Santiago if you are walking or on horseback and 200 kms if you are travelling by bicycle.
You may walk the Camino in stages: however if you are walking the last 100kms, or cycling the last 200kms, in stages you must obtain a sello with the date in the place you stopped and obtain another sello with the date from the same place on the day you start again.
Children walking the Camino: Children who have made the pilgrimage with parents, or in a group, and who have an understanding of the religious and spiritual nature of the Camino may also receive a Compostela. However if they are not yet old enough a certificate can be provided which bears the child’s name. In the case of very young children their names can be inscribed on the Compostela of the accompanying adult. If you have any questions about this please ask in the Pilgrims’ Office.
If you need to get your passport in Sarria the places are:The guidebook that I have shows two locations to get your passport in Sarria: The Concello and Sauta Marina. Is this correct?
Can you get another passport along the way if you fill it up with stamps? I sound like such a keener...lol I like stamps.
Can you get another passport along the way if you fill it up with stamps? I sound like such a keener...lol I like stamps.
Hi I was wondering similar question. But I have my passport but am starting my walk from Triacastella as am geeing a lift and dropped off there. Can you tell me do I just go to a bar or Church to show where I have started from ??
Not exactly a reply, but a parallel question - if starting in Jaca, credential in hand but wondering if registered, and if not, where to? Thanks
Bunny
Thanks.As has been said earlier on this thread there is no need or way to register. You already have your credential so you can start walking.