Pilgrims - History Lab https://historylab.es Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:38:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Pilgrims - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Route of Saint Olav Ways https://historylab.es/route-of-saint-olav-ways/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=route-of-saint-olav-ways Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:42:13 +0000 https://historylab.es/route-of-saint-olav-ways/ Website of the Cultural Route of the Council of Europe.

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]]> Olav II Haraldsson, later known as St. Olav, was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. After he fell in the battle of Stiklestad in 1030 he was declared a martyr and a saint, which led to the propagation of his myth. For centuries after his death, pilgrims made their way through Scandinavia, along routes leading to Nidaros Cathedral, in Trondheim, where Saint Olav lies buried.

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]]> Saint James Way https://historylab.es/saint-james-way/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saint-james-way Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:42:13 +0000 https://historylab.es/saint-james-way/ Website of the Cultural Route of the Council of Europe.

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]]> The legend holds that St. James’s remains were carried by boat from Jerusalem to northern Spain, where he was buried in what is now the city of Santiago de Compostela. As a result of this pilgrimage, a rich heritage was formed. Tangible heritage such as places of worship, hospitals, accommodation facilities, bridges, as well as non-tangible heritage in the form of myths, legends and songs are present along the Santiago Routes and can be enjoyed by the traveller.

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]]> Via Francigena https://historylab.es/via-francigena/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=via-francigena Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:42:13 +0000 https://historylab.es/via-francigena/ Website of the Cultural Route of the Council of Europe.

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]]> In 990 AD, Sigeric, archbishop of Canterbury, travelled to Rome to meet Pope John XV and receive the investiture pallium. When travelling on the Via Francigena, one walks along the “European cultural corridor”, discovering highest artistic cultures from pre-Romanesque and Romanesque, to Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque. The Via Francigena is indeed the oldest and most important medieval pilgrimage route connecting Northwestern Europe with the Italian peninsula and in particular with Rome. With its different roles as a military road, trade route and a pilgrimage route throughout the Middle Ages – the Via Francigena put different values and traditions in contact and has been an extremely important vehicle for transmitting cultural messages from one part of Europe to another. The route often runs along main streets and is bordered by the most important monuments, beautiful buildings and archaeological sites.

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