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This is most kind, but I find myself guided by the biblical injunction:I was just wondering if there were any other places other than the above that claim to do so? (asking for a friend).
So I am just a little selfish. I tend to look to my own welfare in these matters, and let my friends fend for themselvesAny why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye; and seest not the beam that is in thy own eye?
Well it seems these places have doors of forgiveness to pass through, or in the case if Alto del Perdon a mountain/hill to summit to climb to gain such forgiveness/absolution where coveted.Kind of confused by your question, so bear with me. I ended up using Google Translate, much to my shame
If you're asking if ( deep breath):
the Roman Catholic Church sponsors events at various times ( particularly during Lent and the Easter season) in various locations around the world ( there are both general jubilee years, and specific ones in specific areas, which this is) to invite the faithful to contemplate their need for and ask for God's mercy, and to celebrate that mercy? That's a resounding yes. I could rattle off a round half dozen in my home archdiocese without using Google.
What is your specific question? I'm not up on Spanish jubilee years and/ or celebrations. You'd be best served by seeing if the archdiocese you're interested in has a webpage.
Best of luck.
The northern portal of the church in Villafranca is a unique special case while any story about climbing up to the Alto del Perdón and gaining forgiveness or absolution is simply one of the many made-up narratives of current Camino lore without any documented background.it seems these places have doors of forgiveness to pass through, or in the case if Alto del Perdon a mountain/hill to summit to climb to gain such forgiveness/absolution where coveted.
Per Gitlitz & Davidson, the north portal, the Puerta del Perdón, was founded by the bishop of Astorga in 1186...and pilgrims who were too sick to continue their travels to Santiago could enter the church (Iglesia de Santiago in Villafranca del Bierzo) through this door, take communion, and receive pardon for their sins. And this door is only open during Holy years.Yes, pardon me.
So I've just read this cool article about the closing of the Puerta del Perdón in the Monastery of Santo Toribio for the holy year (and it is a very beautiful peurta for sure). It seems that the Spanish like places that pardon you. For instance the beautiful Alto del Perdón, and also the Puerta del Perdón in Villafranca del Bierzo.
Obviously walking to Santiago de Compostela is also meant to offer similar forgiveness upon the satisfactory conclusion of all the varying routes, but I was just wondering if there were any other places other than the above that claim to do so? (asking for a friend).
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How interesting, crazy to think it was bricked up and why this might have been.@davejsy, I realise that your question is "a bit tongue in cheek", so apology for not continuing in this vein. When a forum thread interests me it is often surprising what a bit of googling reveals.
For example, I and many others simply copy-pasted the information that popes Calixtinus III and Urbanus II granted the privilege of a plenary indulgence to the Santiago church in Villafranca. It is of course nonsense or rather a "tradition has it" item. Pope Urbanus II lived in the 11th century and Holy Years had not yet been invented. Calixtinus III is more likely as he lived later but apparently nobody has yet located a papal bull that would actually confirm that he granted the privilege to the church in Villafranca.
The Villafranca tradition had apparently its ups and downs throughout the centuries. For more than a hundred years at least the Puerta del Perdón of the church was closed by a brick wall. The reasons for this are unknown. The barrier was dismantled in 1948 - a Compostela Holy Year.
Apparently, a pilgrimage carried out in the Holy Year of 1948 by a group of members of the Falange Española [an organisation under the Franco regime] encouraged several residents of Villafranca to try to store their emblematic church. That was the germ of the founding of the Cofradía de Nuestra Señora de las Angustias y de los Caballeros de Santiago who initiated and were in charge of restoring the church building and of demolishing the wall that covered the Puerta del Perdón. Finally, in 1962 it was officially reopened.
The door is now symbolically opened at the start of every Jacobean Holy Year.
Despedida jacobea | Castilla y León | elmundo.es
Despedida jacobea La Puerta del Perdón de la iglesia de Santiago de Villafranca del Bierzo se cerrará este viernes hasta diciembre de 2020.www.elmundo.es
I am delighted by your responseHow interesting, crazy to think it was bricked up and why this might have been.
If you look at the photo in my original post, the puerta at Santa Toribio is almost exactly the same (has the 3 pillars etc), so is this just a general coincidence or is there some method to the design of such puertas for the function?I am delighted by your responsebecause this gives me the opportunity to post a photo that was taken of the door in the early 1900s in the context of creating a catalogue of monuments in the region.
As far as I understand it, the church is (and was) no longer used as a parish church. Mass or similar public events take place only a few times a year on special occasions. The church was apparently in a ruinous state before the renovation works were undertaken several decades ago. It reminds me of the Iglesia del Sepulcro in Estella which is also not in use. So my personal guess would be that the north portal was bricked up in the same way as the doors and windows of other buildings in a similar abandoned state are bricked up and only a single door remains accessible for entrance and access to the building.
Here is the photo of the north portal (main portal) of the Iglesia Santiago Apostol in Villafranca del Bierzo at the beginning of the 20th century:
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I'm glad it's not just me! Any cool/quirky traditions, superstitions or folklore are like a magnet for me!@davejsy, like you I am fascinated by this stuff
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