A helping hand on the Camino

Written by Carol King on November 23, 2019. Posted in Art, Architecture, and History and Symbols.

Pilgrims visiting Melide wonder why this crux has shows Christ with his arm hanging down. Is he pointing the way towards Santiago? We look at the possibilities.

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2021: The Holy Year of Jacobeo

Written by Carol King on September 27, 2019. Posted in El Camino de Santiago/The Way of Saint James and Art, Architecture, and History.

For prospective pilgrims who are Catholic, 2021 is a very special year in the life of the Camino, in that it is a Holy Year, also known as the ‘Jacobeo' or ‘Xacobeo’.

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