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Not to stray from the topic... but could we please for a moment for a newbie question....I think I’ve got five which, surely, is sufficient. If I collect one in March it will be on behalf of someone else.
There actually are a number of threads that discuss this. Here's a recent one:Not to stray from the topic... but could we please for a moment for a newbie question....
I have seen comments on collecting a Compostela on behalf of someone else before. There doesn't seem to be a thread on the topic. Are two names placed on the doc or do you just give them a different name to print on it at the end? Thanks!
Try this thread, post #8.I have seen comments on collecting a Compostela on behalf of someone else before.
When you arrived, to find that your Compostela was already completed, could you tell me if your name was written by hand, in ink? Or was it apparently laser printed using a decorative font that may have looked like handwriting or calligraphy?Hi, @Tigger, I actually did this last month, so I hope my answer is helpful. I found the process to be quite simple, and the Pilgrim’s Office knew exactly what I meant when I asked for a Compostela “in memory of” someone else. Firstly, there’s no need for an extra credencial unless you’d like a separate Compostela, in which case I’m sure you’d be able to accomplish your goal.
When I arrived at the Pilgrim’s Office, I asked for a Compostela “in memory of” a loved one, and the security guard who checked me in asked me to repeat my query at the desk. Since it’s all digital now, my Compostela was already printed with my Latin name when I arrived to the desk. I asked again, and they had me write my loved one’s name for them, and they added in handwriting at the bottom “Pro vicare … [loved one’s name].” Of note, they would not accept only a first name, nickname, etc. but it could have just been that volunteer.
I think had I entered my loved one’s name in the computer when I checked in it would have said only their name, but to me, it was a new system, and was enough to just have their name written at the bottom. I hope this helps!
Tom, it was printed in a nice computer font that looked like calligraphy. I’m not sure if they used two different printers, one for each type of certificate. If I remember correctly in my post-arrival haze, I filled out an online form at the Pilgrim’s Office atrium and was handed a ticket. When it was my time to head to the counter, I handed them the ticket and they printed my Compostela there. It was then they asked if I wanted a distance certificate, and it was also printed separately.When you arrived, to find that your Compostela was already completed, could you tell me if your name was written by hand, in ink? Or was it apparently laser printed using a decorative font that may have looked like handwriting or calligraphy?
I am curious. As a long-time volunteer at the Pilgrim Office, I had been advocating for at least five years, for both advance data collection via the internet, and then using that data to prepare Compostelas in advance of the pilgrim’s arrival.
COVID created a perfect storm and a need for the advance data collection. So, it happened.
I continued to suggest / recommend that they finish the process by using two printers: one for Compostelas; and the other for distance certificates to cut the waiting time to nil.
I am wondering if they actually implemented the laser printing idea to improve customer service?
Can you expound a little further?
Thank you,
Tom
I am walking the Camino in May for my daughter. On one of the threads it was mentioned that I could have my name along with the name of my daughter added, In Memory Of. Just inform them before ther start to fill it out.Not to stray from the topic... but could we please for a moment for a newbie question....
I have seen comments on collecting a Compostela on behalf of someone else before. There doesn't seem to be a thread on the topic. Are two names placed on the doc or do you just give them a different name to print on it at the end? Thanks!
Gee, I just love it when a plan comes together. Can't wait until I am working there again this July. I want to see how the overall process has been modified to include this accelerated issuance process.Tom, it was printed in a nice computer font that looked like calligraphy. I’m not sure if they used two different printers, one for each type of certificate. If I remember correctly in my post-arrival haze, I filled out an online form at the Pilgrim’s Office atrium and was handed a ticket. When it was my time to head to the counter, I handed them the ticket and they printed my Compostela there. It was then they asked if I wanted a distance certificate, and it was also printed separately.
There’s also a new website you can use to register a whole group (or just yourself) before your arrival. I had filled out this form ahead of time, but since there was no wait at the office in January, they didn’t ask if I’d done it, and had me fill it out again on their computer in the atrium. I am curious, though, if those numbers count toward the daily count, or if only printed “transactions” do. Either way, it was incredibly efficient and seemed like it will afford the Pilgrim’s Office to manage the crowds during busy months, especially since they don’t need to write each name individually.
Ah, the wonders of technology. Everyone must now fit in a box and there is only one box for a first name and one for a last name.There’s also a new website you can use to register a whole group (or just yourself)
There is not a place on the form, as it must be requested.Ah, the wonders of technology. Everyone must now fit in a box and there is only one box for a first name and one for a last name.
@t2andreo stated in another Thread, "...in the case of a deceased person, the pilgrim standing there is advised of the ability to dedicate your Compostela to the memory of a deceased person. We add “In Vicare Pro name, last name” to the bottom of the Compostela. This means “in place of” in Latin."
There seems to be no mention nor box for the additional info on the form. Hopefully the haste to process pilgrims quickly will not result in a change here. It seems such a wonderful idea.
Do I understand you correctly, Peter? You received a separate Compostela solely in your deceased brother’s name?I walked the Camino del Norte and carried my brothers Ashes from Irun to Finisterre where I placed them in the sea. When I got my Compostela in Santiago, I got one for distance with my name on and the other one with my brothers name on. When I arrived in Finisterre I got a certificate there with my brothers name on, but my name was recorded on their register. I have done the same many times over the years, one certificate for myself and one for a loved one.
When you get your Compostela, they will not give you two, or put another name on it, but will put on it "Walked on behalf of........." or words to that effect. You just tell them in the pilgrim office in Santiago when you are getting it. We did it last summer for a relative.Yep, I read that thread. Very sad. My question was about the correct way to do it. People say they have done this. Some say they carry an extra passport to have stamped..... Others note they have collected 'their Compostela' on behalf of another which seems a bit more logical, but not how they did it. If you can point to a thread that answers my question I would much appreciate it.
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