Traditionally, Irish participants in this journey began at a western gate into Dublin that is now the location of the Guinness brewery.
Traditionally, Irish participants in this journey began at a western gate into Dublin that is now the location of the Guinness brewery. Medieval guidelines for performing this journey were compiled in the Codex Calixtinus. In a 2010 film, Martin Sheen stars as the elderly Tom Avery, who (*) travels this route to scatter his son's ashes. People who traveled this route began a tradition of collecting scallop shells to prove they had made the journey. Travelers who complete this journey may participate in religious services involving a massive censer called the ► Botafumeiro, stay for free at the historic Hostal dos Reis CatÃ³licos, and stamp a passport called a credencial. The namesake of this journey increased in popularity after performing miracles as the "Moorslayer," or Matamoros, during the Reconquista. For 10 points, name this popular pilgrimage route to a Catholic shrine in northwestern Spain.
Traditionally, Irish participants in this journey began at a western gate into Dublin that is now the location of the Guinness brewery.
Camino de Santiago [or Peregrinatio Compostelana; or the "Way of St. James;" or obvious translated equivalents]