Bringing a stone to Compostela

[Maryjane Dunn]

Hi Elyn--
There's nothing so grandiose or ritualistic in this story. At this moment I
cannot put my hands on where I read the story, but it's basically that while
the Cathedral was being built, pilgrims were to carry lime (limestone?) from
Triacastela? to the kilns in Compostela where it would be used in the
construction. I've looked in our bibliography, but the article just doesn't
jump out at me, but I'll keep looking.
Maryjane

> Please tell me more about bringing stones to the cathedral in Santiago. I
> knew about bringing stones from Triacastela to ovens near
> Castaneda (east of
> Arzua), to be used for cement for building the cathedral. Is this perhaps
> what you are referring to? (I'm always interested in rituals and stories!)
> Buen Camino,
> Elyn
>