Via Turonensis

Via Turonensis

Mar 20, 2009 | Tours Road

  Video: The Tours Road at Saint Savin An Artsymbol Production Music by Martin A Smith Duration 1:53   Still another cuts through Saint-Martin of Tours, Saint-Hilaire of Poitiers, Saint-Jean-d’Angely, Saint-Eutrope of Saintes and the city of Bordeaux. LSJ...
Via Lemivocensis

Via Lemivocensis

Mar 15, 2020 | Limoges Road

Thereupon, on the route that through Saint-Leonard stretches towards Santiago, the most worthy remains of the Blessed Mary Magdalene must first of all be rightly worshipped by the pilgrims. LSJ     Video: The Limoges Road near Troyes An Artsymbol Production...
The names of those who restored the road

The names of those who restored the road

Sep 30, 2013 | Camino

The development of the Camino was a major enterprise supported by influential and wealthy interests. The Spanish pilgrimage road to Santiago de Compostela is a journey of almost seven hundred kilometres crossing two formidable mountain ranges, the Pyrenees and the...
The names of those who restored the road

The Pilgrimage Roads

Mar 6, 2009 | Pilgrimage

The pilgrimage roads as defined in the twelfth century manuscript referred to as the Book of Saint James follow four distinct routes across France. As they reach Spain they join to form a single route, known today as the Camino Francès. The four French roads travel...
The Compostelan Saints: the Saintly Remains on this Road

The Compostelan Saints: the Saintly Remains on this Road

Feb 7, 2013 | Pilgrimage

The Compostelan saints were those listed in the Book of Saint James. The four roads to Compostela were described according to the reliquary shrines of the saints to be found on the way. Chapter eight of the Pilgrim’s Guide contained a list of twenty-three...