INTRODUCTION As the old saying goes, “All roads lead to Rome.” This is also to a great extent true with Santiago de Compostela with so many European trails being re-created…
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Because life is a journey … “all the Saints” and all that Jazz
Introduction All Saints Day is a special day for XirCammini. We say that the processing of our application as a NGO took from All Saints’ Day to the Feast of…
St. Bernard’s Pass | Via Francigena
INTRODUCTION The Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome was first traversed and documented by Bishop Sigeric in 990 AD to receive his Bishopric Cloak from Pope Paul XV. it was…
Because life is a journey ..
(Quotations by fellow pilgrims on this journey called life)
A Light to my Path: Trust & Commitment
I penned this piece as I sat in the hotel terrace perched on the brow of a hill just outside Kastamonu; a small town at an altitude of almost 1,000…
Universal Peace Walk 1543 AD®
I’m glad and humbled to report that our project “Universal Peace Walk 1543 AD ® ” was the subject of an interesting piece penned by Ms Claudia Scavuzzo. https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/a-500-year-old-pilgrim-route-could-be-maltas-version-of-the-camino-de.739732 Despite…
Tóchar Pádraig, County Mayo (XirCammini, Irish Caminos, Aug & Sept 2019)
XirCammini walked the Irish Caminos in August 2019 consisting of (a.) St. Kevin’s in County Wicklow, (b.) St. Finbarr’s in County Cork, (c.) Cnoc na dTobar in County Kerry, (d.)…
United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Like Ireland, the United Kingdom has several pilgrimage sites tied to ancient Christianity or Celtic Christianity, predating the arrival of St. Augustine and the founding of Canterbury Cathedral.…
Switzerland
Switzerland: St. Meinrad, Einsiedeln is linked to the ancient hermitage of St. Meinrad; now a Benedictine monastery. Einsiedeln is on the Via Jacobi, the route of St. James passing through…
Slovakia
Slovakia: Marianska hora, Levoca was a 13th century chapel to which visitations of the blessed Virgin are attributed. Today there is a basilica on the site of visitations. http://slovakia.travel/en/the-pilgrimage-on-the-marianska-hora-in-levoca-july Slovakia…