Wanderingfriend
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- 2018
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You do?I find it interesting that the midway Compostella is a much nicer certificate. It is thicker and professional lettering, as compared to my end Compostella which is a flimsy piece of paper with a hand scrawled name on it.
Just did it and they look beautiful.The halfway certificate is prettier, but I prefer the compostela. I didn't even know there was a certificate in Sahagun until some people I knew blew by while I was enjoying a glass of wine saying they were on their way to get it lol.
I've meant to have them both framed, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. lol
Every one of mine has had my name beautifully written in ink. I don't have a certificate from Sahagun, but my Muxiana and Fisterriana were both completed with felt tip pens that will eventually fade. Ink, unless it is registrar's ink, might eventually too, but I expect it will take longer.Some who write your free compostela take pride in writing it and give up their time to do it for nothing.
I am pretty sure it was available when I walked the CF in 2010. It wasn't important enough to me to stop in Sahagun to find it.How long has the Sahagun certificate been on offer? I hadn't heard of it before & I'm almost certain it didn't exist in 2012 when I did the CF.
Is anyone willing to post a pic of their 'halfway' cert so we can see what it's like?
Hmm, my handwriting might not be tgat great but I took a calligraphy course prior my service at the pilgrims office, as to pretty up my writing.You do?
'Hand scrawled' is a bit harsh. Some who write your free compostela take pride in writing it and give up their time to do it for nothing.
Volunteers in the pilgrim’s office give up their time for 2 week increments.You do?
'Hand scrawled' is a bit harsh. Some who write your free compostela take pride in writing it and give up their time to do it for nothing.
Where did you get the halfway certificate from is there an office? I leave SJPDP on the 20th March 2023I am not posting this to start a debate about the value of the compostela. For me, the certificate was meaningful and a treasure I will always cherish.
That being said, I find it interesting that the midway Compostella is a much nicer certificate. It is thicker and professional lettering, as compared to my end Compostella which is a flimsy piece of paper with a hand scrawled name on it. I am glad I got both.
Where did you get it from is there an office?I am not posting this to start a debate about the value of the compostela. For me, the certificate was meaningful and a treasure I will always cherish.
That being said, I find it interesting that the midway Compostella is a much nicer certificate. It is thicker and professional lettering, as compared to my end Compostella which is a flimsy piece of paper with a hand scrawled name on it. I am glad I got both.
You can get a certificate anywhere along the Camino. It’s called a sello.I am not posting this to start a debate about the value of the compostela. For me, the certificate was meaningful and a treasure I will always cherish.
That being said, I find it interesting that the midway Compostella is a much nicer certificate. It is thicker and professional lettering, as compared to my end Compostella which is a flimsy piece of paper with a hand scrawled name on it. I am glad I got both.
Yes, that is the place. People have written that there is a place nearby where you can buy a mailing tube to protect it or post it. Inquire at the office.Looks like the place to stop in is Oficina de Turismo de Sahagún
In 2019 I got my halfway certificate in Sahagún in the Iglesia Señora de la Peregrina. There is a statue of the Virgin here dressed as a pilgrim. Parts of this church are from the thirteenth century. I believe this church is now basically a museum. As I remember there are walls/structures from earlier centuries. I had already walked the entire Francés in previous years but I was re-walking sections when I discovered this church and the certificate.Where did you get it from is there an office?
I think "halfway point" is based on:I've previously posted my translation of the "halfway" certificate here:
From the translation you can see that "halfway" is a misnomer.
That said, I wonder if they provide it to folk who have just completed the Camino de Madrid.geographical center of the Camino Frances
A sello (stamp) in your credencial is a bit different from the certificate being discussed here, or the ones available in Santiago, Finisterre, Muxia, and, I believe, Padron.You can get a certificate anywhere along the Camino. It’s called a sello.
De colores
Bogong
There is a lot of flowery language in the certificate but, in short, it says Pilgrim [name] was in Sahagün, the town's people extend good wishes for a safe camino and we hope to be remembered. So pretty much show up and ask for a certificate -- 3€ please.That said, I wonder if they provide it to folk who have just completed the Camino de Madrid.
I was lamenting how ridiculously commercialised the whole thing is becoming. All about money! The compostela with the selloed credencial is a personalised memory, but I shudder to think how things may go in future? And halfway between where and where? How about from Rome, Canterbury, Jerusalem, or even Paris? Perhaps stations every quarter of the way or every 50k or so where, for a price, you can get a part completion certificate? Our supermarkets here sell hot cross buns all year round and Easter eggs and bunnies came in the market straight after Christmas. To me things are getting more and more ridiculous, sorry. I’m not sure I particularly like the way things in general are going but perhaps I’m just a grumpy old man!I sello (stamp) in your credencial is a bit different from the certificate being discussed here, or the ones available in Santiago, Finisterre, Muxia, and, I believe, Padron.
I don't think that there's an umlaut over the U In Sahagún.There is a lot of flowery language in the certificate but, in short, it says Pilgrim [name] was in Sahagün, the town's people extend good wishes for a safe camino and we hope to be remembered. So pretty much show up and ask for a certificate -- 3€ please.
I was lamenting how ridiculously commercialised the whole thing is becoming. All about money! The compostela with the selloed credencial is a personalised memory, but I shudder to think how things may go in future? And halfway between where and where? How about from Rome, Canterbury, Jerusalem, or even Paris? Perhaps stations every quarter of the way or every 50k or so where, for a price, you can get a part completion certificate? Our supermarkets here sell hot cross buns all year round and Easter eggs and bunnies came in the market straight after Christmas. To me things are getting more and more ridiculous, sorry. I’m not sure I particularly like the way things in general are going but perhaps I’m just a grumpy old man!
De Colores
Bogong
I remember when I completed my Camino in 1989 being struck by the number of souvenir shops in Santiago. There seemed a much higher density of them there than in places like Madrid or Paris. And that was when the Camino was somewhat less popular. And you know what? It didn't bother me at all. I didn't think "They're commercializing the Camino" (which they were already doing in the middle ages). I thought "This is a destination city and knows it. They are catering to (but not ripping off - prices were very reasonable) the pilgrims who have come so far to be here."I was lamenting how ridiculously commercialised the whole thing is becoming. All about money! The compostela with the selloed credencial is a personalised memory, but I shudder to think how things may go in future? And halfway between where and where? How about from Rome, Canterbury, Jerusalem, or even Paris? Perhaps stations every quarter of the way or every 50k or so where, for a price, you can get a part completion certificate? Our supermarkets here sell hot cross buns all year round and Easter eggs and bunnies came in the market straight after Christmas. To me things are getting more and more ridiculous, sorry. I’m not sure I particularly like the way things in general are going but perhaps I’m just a grumpy old man!
De Colores
Bogong
It's an interesting museum for sure, I didn't get mine but wish I had. I wasn't sure about the qualification. Being as it is the 1/2 way certificate, I naturally thought I had to have walked 1/2 way, which I hadn't. I was in Sahagun as hospitalera, made sure all my pilgrims knew about the option and where to get it. Next time for me!In 2019 I got my halfway certificate in Sahagún in the Iglesia Señora de la Peregrina. There is a statue of the Virgin here dressed as a pilgrim. Parts of this church are from the thirteenth century. I believe this church is now basically a museum. As I remember there are walls/structures from earlier centuries. I had already walked the entire Francés in previous years but I was re-walking sections when I discovered this church and the certificate.
Dang! Where were you a year ago? I must have had a finger slip last year and then been picking the suggested word ever since.I don't think that there's an umlaut over the U In Sahagún.
Davebugg, I offer my condolences. May your child rest in peace. A Compostela is not and cannot be merely a souvenir. Yours must be especially poignant. Thank you for sharing that with us.Mine was a pilgrimage as a fellowship time with God and the Compostela has great meaning for me. My first Compostela was done in the name of my first child, who died within a few short hours after his birth. It and my second Compostela are not souvenirs, which is why I had no real interest in picking up the 'halfway' certificate when passing thru Shagun. Maybe I will next time.
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