The cult of St. James at Compostela

Camino Pilgrim | Confraternity of St James UK

We promote pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela as well as pilgrim routes in the UK. We aim to provide information, guidance, and support to anyone wishing to ...

Santiago de Compostela Cathedral: Travel Facts

He was the first archbishop of Santiago, and a tireless promoter of the cult of St. James, the construction of the Romanesque cathedral, the ...

Santiago de Compostela

The name Santiago refers to the Apostle James the Greater (Sant Iago means 'Saint James'). James, son of Zebedee and Salome and brother of Saint John the ...

The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela | One Footestep at a Time

The traditional pilgrim ritual was: touch your hand to the Tree of Jesse, and then enter the cathedral, venerate the tomb of St. James, and ...

The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela - Follow the Camino

After St James was beheaded his remains were returned to Galicia where he had been spreading the word of Jesus. Over time the location of his ...

Pilgrimage - St James Garlickhythe

The Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St James, is a network of pilgrims' ways leading to the shrine of St James in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in ...

Main altar » Santiago de Compostela audio guide app » - VoiceMap

The Romanesque altar was replaced by a large silver baroque work, dominated by St. James dressed as a pilgrim. To modernize it, the image was settled on a ...

Santiago de Compostela - Pilgrims and Holy Year in 2027

The city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the Apostle St James the Elder is buried in its famous cathedral. Legend has it that in 813 AD, a shepherd was ...

The Way of Saint James: An Epic Trail to the Essence of Spain

Through a close examination of cultural, literary, historical, cultural, and religious issues, we will learn how the cult of Saint James and the Way itself has ...

History of the Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela - Spiritual Travels

After Jesus' resurrection, St. James became the leader of the church in Jerusalem. According to tradition, he also traveled to Spain to spread the Good News, ...

Pilgrim traditions at the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela

Regardless of why you choose to walk or your religion, you may find some of these ancient traditions interesting. First, the entrance to the ...

The History of the Camino de Santiago | Pygmy Elephant

Around the same period, Martin Luther's Reformation had begun to have a profound effect on putting ostentatious displays of religion and indulgences out of ...

St. James the Greater and the English Reformation

James Palace in the City of Westminster for St. James the Lesser "in direct opposition to the popular Spanish cult"--even though the Palace was ...

Postcard #12: St. James the Moor-slayer: Time to topple his statue?

... Saint James in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain. ... cult of the national patron saint, focused in ...

Camino de Santiago de Compostela – the Way of St James

The Cross of St James is shaped like a Celtic sword or dagger and, over time, it has become an icon of Galicia, and St James is not only the Patron Saint of ...

Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela | Performing Beauty:

James: the warrior, the pilgrim, and the apostle. This is extremely appropriate because just as St. James the martyr sacrificed his life for ...

Santiago de Compostela - Treasures of Heaven - Columbia University

Soon after, the Asturian king Alfonso II built the first church dedicated to James. Royal patrons continued to visit James's shrine throughout the Middle Ages, ...

A Guided Tour Inside & Around the Cathedral of Santiago de ...

Over the centuries, devotion to St. James grew and grew, causing millions of Catholics to set off from all corners of Europe and hike on foot to ...

Aspects of a cult in Malta of the Knights of St John* - Santiago de ...

century, providing another stopping-place to Compostela24. The strength of the cult of St James in Malta under the Order of St John can be discerned in what ...

Santiago de Compostela Cathedral - Spain.info

Santiago cathedral is the last stop on the pilgrims' journey, and its monumental character makes it supremely worthy of this distinction.