The Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage, also known as The Way of St. James, has existed for over a thousand years, and was an important Christian pilgrimage during medieval times.
Today, tens of thousands of pilgrims walk the Camino de Santiago every year, and many of them, if not most, walk it for other-than-religious purposes. However, it is common for many pilgrims to have a sense that there is a spiritual dimension to their pilgrimage, even though they may not be able to identify it specifically.
The most common route (there are many) begins in St. Jean de Pied Port, in France, and concludes at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, where the remains of St. James are said to be buried. The route is 780 km, or about 500 miles long. This is the route that I will be traveling, virtually.
A Google search of “Camino de Santiago” yields over 8 million results, so there is plenty of information for you to discover if this pilgrimage piques your interest.
I will be writing and drawing about my own experience of making this pilgrimage. Although my pilgrimage is an inner one, I am very conscious that I am coming to it with the honor, reverence, and respect that any “real” pilgrimage deserves.
In my own heart, I am on pilgrimage, and, like all pilgrims, I will discover what that means as I go along. The Way will tell me.
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