Archaeologists are using over a million amateur finds to study pilgrimage sites, the Black Death, and the Protestant Reformation. Much has been written about religious life in the medieval era, but ...

Since the Middle Ages, a great number of ancient roads throughout Europe have led to Santiago de Compostela (St. James of Compostela) — a shrine in Spain dedicated to St. James the Apostle and the ...

In this engaging and readable book, Harpur describes the many and various expressions of pilgrimage, always linking them to the historical context in which they emerged. The sweep of Western history ...

During the Middle Ages, objects and body parts associated with Jesus, the Virgin Mary, the Apostles, and the saints played a central role in Christian life in Europe. Faithful pilgrims flocked to ...

Only a handful of churches worldwide serve as final stops for an annual Catholic pilgrimage in St. James’ honor. The most famous is a grand, medieval cathedral in northern Spain. But more recently, a ...

Who ponders pilgrimage? Certainly researchers do, especially if they've hit the trails themselves. They come from fields as varied as religious studies and kinesiology, art history and dance, medieval ...

“Like Rome, all roads led to Walsingham,” says Reverend Peter Doll. But, he laments, out of the village’s 300,000 annual visitors, most arrive by coach. “Our hope is walking [will encourage a sense of ...

Tyler Goldberger (William & Mary, History Doctoral Candidate) Title of project: Memories surrounding a Mausoleum: Pilgrimage to Spain’s (Former) Homage to Fascism. Goldberger’s research focuses on a ...