Women on the Camino

[Jose Cano]

In the book, LAS PEREGRINACIONES A SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, by Luis Vazquez
de Parga and others,( ISBN 84-235-1726-8) I have found several "important"
women who walked the Camino in the first days:


1065- Countess Richardis, married with Sigfrido Sponheim went to Jerusalem
and then to Santiago after her husband died
1110-Doña Urraca, Alfonso VI daughter
1112- Saint Paulina, with her husdband
1125- Matilde, daughter of Henry I of England, and married with emperor
Henry V of Germany
1149-Doña Sancha, with her priest
1170-Countess Sophie of Holland. She was the subject of a miracle during
her way back
11??- Saint Bona of Pisa
1270-Princess Ingrid and her friend Meltchild,  with many other women, went
to Santiago, Rome and Jerusalem. Afterwards she founded a convent in
Skenninge.
13??-Ingeborg, and her husband, Biger Person, (Saint  Brigitte´s parents)
13??-Saint Brigitte, with her husdband Ulpho Gumardson and many other men
and women
1325-Saint Elisabeth, Dionis of Portugal widow, perhaps she went again to
Santiago in 1335
1488-The “Reyes Catolicos”, Elisabeth and Ferdinand
1525- Isabel de Este, (married with Francesco Gonzaga). T here are doubts
if she arrived to Santiago
1537-Vittoria Colonna (There are doubts if she arrived to Santiago)


In Apendix 17, of the same book there are several women who obtained safe-
guard from Aragon Kingdom to facilitate their pilgrimage.

In Apendix 75 there is a list, with plenty of women looking for help during
xviii and xix centurys at the Saint Joan Hospital of Oviedo

The bok is in spanish. I do not thing it has been translated into english

If you want to go deeper in the particular storys, the book has plenty of
references.

Hope that can be helpfull to you.

Buen Camino, Pepe