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'Doctors of the Church' on the Camino

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First one in 1977 by train. Many since then by foot. Next one ASAP.
What do Thomas Aquinas, Teresa of Avila, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo and Therese de Lisieux all have in common? They are saints who have been declared 'Doctors of the Church' -- saints whose writings and preachings are deemed especially authoritative, and useful to Christians of any age of the Church.

There are lots and lots of saints, but there are fewer than forty 'Doctors of the Church.'! Are there any buried on the Camino? There are. One is Isidore of Seville, who rests in a great and well-known basilica in downtown Leon. I've paid my respects each time I've passed through Leon.

But there is second, whose resting place I've passed by twice without knowing about it or visiting it. I've never seen any Forum chatter about it. It goes entirely unmentioned in my battered 8th edition of Brierley. And this I find rather amazing. You can bet that if Thomas Aquinas was buried on the Camino his resting place would get some attention!

Lawrence of Brindisi (1559-1619) was declared a 'Doctor of the Church' by Pope John XXIII. His feast is July 21st. The details of his life are easily found on-line. He lies in the Poor Clares' Convento de la Anunciada in Villafranca del Bierzo.

Has anyone been there? Is his tomb accessible? Can anyone tell me anything about it? Because I'd very much like to visit it when next I go through Villafranca del Bierzo.
 
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Splendid stuff! My Castilian is good enough that I should have no difficulty reading this. Can't thank you enough!
 
Technical backpack for day trips with backpack cover and internal compartment for the hydration bladder. Ideal daypack for excursions where we need a medium capacity backpack. The back with Air Flow System creates large air channels that will keep our back as cool as possible.

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Juan de la Cruz is in Segovia on the Madrid.
Teresa de Jesus in Alba de Tormes, which will either be on or reasonably close to the VdlP.
The Levante takes you through Toledo and Segovia
 
The first edition came out in 2003 and has become the go-to-guide for many pilgrims over the years. It is shipping with a Pilgrim Passport (Credential) from the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.
Teresa de Jesus in Alba de Tormes, which will either be on or reasonably close to the VdlP.

Alba de Tormes is something like 20kms away from the Vía de la Plata. However, there's a Camino Teresiano linking Ávila (on the Camino de Levante and the Camino del Sureste) with Alba de Tormes and another one linking Salamanca (on the Vía de la Plata) with Alba de Tormes so you could walk all the way from Ávila to Salamanca mixing both caminos. For info about the caminos teresianos: www.caminosteresianos.com

The Levante takes you through Toledo and Segovia

The Levante doesn't go through Segovia. It goes from Valencia (where, BTW, is buried St. Thomas of Villanova who was said to be a candidate to Doctor of the Church) to Zamora passing through Toledo and Ávila among other cities.

P.S.: The rests of San Juan de Ávila, another Doctor of the Church, are on a basilica in Montilla (Córdoba province). Montilla is roughly 15 kms away from Espejo being Espejo on the Camino Mozárabe.
 
Thomas Aquinas is indeed buried on the Camino-- in Toulouse in the church of the Jacobins, on the Chemin d'Arles. I called upon him in 2005
 
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By golly, you're right! Mea culpa.

I paid my respects to the doctor in Toulouse in the summer of 1977.... and I quite liked the place!

Toulouse didn't 'say' Camino to me in '77, but that's because I simply wan't Camino-minded at the time.... (Was anybody Camino-minded in '77?)

Pax

 

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