La Credencial del Peregrino (and the Compostela)

[Paul Newfield]

The site is worth visiting, if for nothing more that an English translation of the Compostela (copied below).

I could not access the site directly, but had to back off to the "dot-org", then click from there.

Paul Newfield

The text is written in Latin. Here is the translation: 

            "The Chapter of this Holy Apostolic Metropolitan Cathedral of St. James, custodian of the seal of St. James' Altar, to all faithful and pilgrims who come from everywhere over the world as an act of devotion, under vow or promise to the Apostle's Tomb, our Patron and Protector of Spain, witnesses in the sight of all who read this document, that: Mr.......has visited devoutly this Sacred Church in a religious sense (pietatis causa). 

Witness whereof I hand this document over to him, authenticated by the seal of this Sacred Church.

 Given in St. James de Compostela on the (day)..(month)..A.D. ... 

  Chapter Secretary"

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rosina Lila 
  To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU 
  Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 9:00 AM
  Subject: Re: La Credencial del Peregrino


  Hi David,
  You can read what the Santiago Archdiocese writes about the Compostela and
  the Credential at:
         http://www.archicompostela.org/Peregrinos/Ingles/La%20Compostela%20.htm

  Let me know if you cannot get through and I'll post the writing.
  Regards,
  Rosina
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