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Hello all,
When I walked the Frances in 2016 I noted a shrine to St. Brigid of Sweden outside of Hontanas and discovered that St. Francis was supposed to have visited Villafranco de Bierzo on his pilgrimage to Compostela. Both of these intrigued me. I am an art historican with a particular interest in Christian wayside shrines and am in the initial stages of conceptualizing a paper on saints who made the pilgrimage to Santiago by any route, and shrines and other material recognition of their pilgrimages. If you are aware of other saints who have traveled any camino, either in legend or as documented in history, I would love to know about it. Also, if any one has primary or secondary source texts they could refer me to (I read Spanish) that would be great as well. I promise to post a link to my paper when complete! Thanks! (P.S. Just reviewed a thread on St. Francis that references a 2014 paper. Am intererested in places where tradition says he visited and how these these traditional visits are memorialized, whether or not he actually made the pilgrimage.)
Ah yes, he was everywhere. But just reading his (legendary) bio, it looks like the pilgrimage he made was from France to Rome. There is no mention of Spain. However, he was one of the 14 Holy Helper saints and was invoked for healing of bubonic plague - maybe why there are so many sculptures of him in Spain?don't forget San Roque! His statue is in dozens of camino churches, dressed in pilgrim gear
I have stayed at the Monastery of the Poor Clares, in Carrion de Los Condos a number of times from what I have been told he passed there and was probably the founder of this Monastery. They have been there either from the 1100-1200 centuryHello all,
When I walked the Frances in 2016 I noted a shrine to St. Brigid of Sweden outside of Hontanas and discovered that St. Francis was supposed to have visited Villafranco de Bierzo on his pilgrimage to Compostela. Both of these intrigued me. I am an art historican with a particular interest in Christian wayside shrines and am in the initial stages of conceptualizing a paper on saints who made the pilgrimage to Santiago by any route, and shrines and other material recognition of their pilgrimages. If you are aware of other saints who have traveled any camino, either in legend or as documented in history, I would love to know about it. Also, if any one has primary or secondary source texts they could refer me to (I read Spanish) that would be great as well. I promise to post a link to my paper when complete! Thanks! (P.S. Just reviewed a thread on St. Francis that references a 2014 paper. Am intererested in places where tradition says he visited and how these these traditional visits are memorialized, whether or not he actually made the pilgrimage.)
For what its worth I'll point out that there are two "Doctors of the Church" buried on the Camino -- although neither appears to have been a pilgrim.
The famous one is St. Thomas Aquinas, whose remains lie in the Church of les Jacobins in Toulouse, France.
But there is also St. Lawrence of Brindisi (1559-1619), who 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.
That is really something! I missed it, I think I was to gobsmacked by the most amazing Tree of Jesse I have ever seen!You can find statues of San Roque/Saint Roch for the same reason in many other countries and he is often dressed in the same way as Santiago peregrino but it just signals that he is a pilgrim and patron saint of pilgrims and not related to Compostela.
Did you see the statue of Saint Raphael, the archangel, in one of the chapels in the Burgos Cathedral? It had us puzzled for a while ... a Santiago peregrino with wings, a fish in one hand and strangely enough an exposed thigh but without wound ...???
ST Lawrence of Brindisi was a Capuchin Friar priest. He is buried in the convent of the Poor Clares which I have visited three times. Of interest, he lies in a niche on the left hand of the church in the sanctuary. He is made of wax with full Capuchin habit his bones are encased in this wax image. If you look closely at his sandaled feet. one of the sandals you will see the bones of his foot which is exposed.Had not heard of St. Lawrence of Brindisi, only of the early St. Lawrence martyred in 258. It would be amazing to visit these tombs! I loved Villafranca but all churches we visited were closed on the day we were there.
You were refused and we were welcomed. We arrived at the end of Lauds. as we sat there after they had finished their morning prayer we heard a pst; we look at the sisters behind the grill and they montioned us to come over. They spoke no English but did know some Italian and since I can speak Italian they were so joyous and to greet us because we were doing the Camino. It was a happy event for us to meet them.I tried to pay my respects to St. Lawrence on my last spin through Villafranca -- but I arrived outside of posted service/visiting hours, and the good sisters absolutely refused to let me in, even though I was wearing my clerical collar.
AND BLESS THEM FOR THAT! It's a convent chapel, after all -- not a tourist attraction.
Yes, he is always dressed as a pilgrim, with the scallop shell, but there is no record of him going to Santiago. It shows how the scallop shell came to symbolize all pilgrims and not just those going to Santiago.Ah yes, he was everywhere. But just reading his (legendary) bio, it looks like the pilgrimage he made was from France to Rome. There is no mention of Spain. However, he was one of the 14 Holy Helper saints and was invoked for healing of bubonic plague - maybe why there are so many sculptures of him in Spain?
I made a list in 2016. I will review these posts and see if there are any I should add.
https://stjamestostjames.wordpress.com/2016/06/02/saints-who-went-to-santiago/
Blessed Albert of Bergamo
Blessed Albert of Clatina
Blessed Diego of Saldana (Saint Telmo)
Blessed Raymond Lull
Blessed Theobald
Saint Bona of Pisa
Saint Bridget of Sweden
Saint Contardo
Saint Dominic de la Calzada
Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
Saint Famianus of Compostela
Saint Famianw
Saint Fazzio
Saint Francis
Saint Giles
Saint John de Ortega
Saint John the Hermit
Saint John XXIII
Saint Josemaría Escrivá
Saint Morand
Saint Peter Martinez
Saint Rudesind
Saint Veridiana
Saint William of Montevergine
Venerable Baltasár Pardal Vidal
Saint John Paul II*
*JPII visited Santiago de Compostela in 1982 and 1989, though he arrived by plane and vehicle.[/QUOTE
Thanks so much for this very helpful list. I have my work cut out for me!
Amen Amen AmenI tried to pay my respects to St. Lawrence on my last spin through Villafranca -- but I arrived outside of posted service/visiting hours, and the good sisters absolutely refused to let me in, even though I was wearing my clerical collar.
AND BLESS THEM FOR THAT! It's a convent chapel, after all -- not a tourist attraction.
Saint John Paul II*
*JPII visited Santiago de Compostela in 1982 and 1989, though he arrived by plane and vehicle.
I have found that displaying a thigh like this helps one find a bed in the albergues. But maybe that's just me.You can find statues of San Roque/Saint Roch for the same reason in many other countries and he is often dressed in the same way as Santiago peregrino but it just signals that he is a pilgrim and patron saint of pilgrims and not related to Compostela.
Did you see the statue of Saint Raphael, the archangel, in one of the chapels in the Burgos Cathedral? It had us puzzled for a while ... a Santiago peregrino with wings, a fish in one hand and strangely enough an exposed thigh but without wound ...???
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