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El Camino De Santiago
The Way of Saint James
What is The Camino?
A Pilgrimage route since the Middle Ages. The Camino Starts in various places throughout
Europe and finishes at the church of St. James in Northwestern Spain.
What is the route of the Camino?
Who was Santiago?
• Son of Zebedee.
• Brother of John.
• “Son of Thunder"
• Apostle of Jesus.
• Believed to have seen the transfiguration.
• Mark 1:19 A little farther, he saw James and his brother John, sons of Zebedee, who were in a boat mending their nets . 20 Then he called them , and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with his assistants, and followed him .
Rembrandt (1661)
The Legends of St. James
• The patron saint of Spain.
• Beheaded by Herodias in 44 ( first martyr )
• His relics were taken to Spain
• Rests in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
Symbols of the Camino
The Scallop Shell
The Cross of St. James
Symbols de El Camino (cont.)
The Pilgrim
La Compostela Certificate
At the end, you recieve a certificate or a compostela.
La Compostela
To get"La Compostela" at the end of the journey you have to:
1. Walk or ride a horse more than 100 km . 200 km bike .
2. Display a credential with seals.
3. Make the pilgrimage for religious reasons
Seals of Cities along the Route
The Certificate
• The certificate is received by a person making the pilgrimage for other reasons as cultural , tourism , etc.
• you can receive the certificate if you go to Santiago de Compostela Bus .
The Cathedral
Virtual Tour: http://www.fotopanorama.com/trabajos/vr_catedral/index.html
