Holy Years

[Richard Ferguson]

Thanks for posting the reference to the Holy Year on the Vatican website.
However, it referred to 2000 as the Jubilee Year, not the 1999 that was the
Holy Year for the Camino.  It also talks about 26 Jubilee Years in recorded
History.

According to the Nancy Frey Book, page 22, Pilgrim Stories, the Holy
Years occur in a cycle of every 6, 5 , 6 and 11 years, and says that there
have been 115 Holy Years since their institution in 1122.   "A increase in
pilgrims and communions during Holy Years is common.  The largest
increase is in the motorized category, although for the 1993 Holy Year an
unprecedented 100,000 out of 6 to 8 million total visitors either walked a
minimum of 100 km or biked 200 km to Santiago to receive the
Compostela."

Anyway, I think the the Holy Years at Santiago are something different than
the Jubilee Years that are worldwide.  Anyone have any information on the
difference?

Richard


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A full explanation (perhaps more than you want to know) can be found at
http://www.vatican.va/jubilee_2000/docs/documents/ju_documents_17-fe
b-1997_histo
ry_en.html

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