Pilgrims gather outside the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain July 25, 2011. Pope Francis wrote a letter to the Santiago archbishop Dec. 31 to mark the opening of the Holy Door at the ...

The Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela emphasized the graces of ... gain an indulgence by visiting through the cathedral’s Holy Door. The beginning of the Jubilee Year of Compostela in Spain ...

now the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. This year is the perfect time to join them: according to an ancient papal edict, if you pass through the cathedral’s holy door in a year when the ...

De stad werd aan het eind van de 10e eeuw verwoest door de moslims ... masterpiece of Romanesque art, Santiago de Compostela conserves a valuable historic centre, known as one of Christianity´s ...

When the 25th of July falls on a Sunday, the Holy Year of the saint is celebrated at the shrine of Santiago de Compostela, in the region of Galicia, Spain. St James is the patron saint of Spain ...

In remarks to journalists Dec. 16, Bishop Barrio said he hopes Pope Francis will be able to visit Santiago de Compostela in 2022 for the Holy Year. Also pictured is Alberto Núñez Feijóo ...

Walking the Camino, an age-old tradition for quite literally centuries, is reaching fever pitch as the Spanish town Santiago de Compostela prepares for a Holy Year in 2021. The first in 9 years, as it ...

The earliest recorded pilgrim visit to Santiago de Compostela came in the 9th Century ... The furthest north is known as Piedras Santas, or Holy Stones, and is where, according to legend, the ...

The Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica ... “But there are also others outside Rome, such as the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela [Spain], the Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio in L ...

Santiago de Compostela was the supreme goal for countless thousands ... Om de plek te bereiken moesten de pelgrims door Frankrijk reizen. De vier belangrijkste pelgrimsroutes naar Santiago de ...