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Blaroli at aol.com
Sun May 22 08:46:37 PDT 2005
Hello you all,
Per your request, here are the data by months.
Rosina
THE PILGRIMAGE TO SAINT JAMES
IN JANUARY, 2005
During January, 2005, the Pilgrims' Office awarded the Compostela to 279
Santiago pilgrims. -In January of last year, a Holy Xacobean Year, 696
pilgrims received the Compostela; 131 did so in January of 2003-.
204 of the pilgrims were men and 75 were women. 255 walked, 22 rode
bicycles and 2 rode horses.
Age of the Pilgrims:
98 pilgrims were under thirty years of age; 172 were between thirty and
sixty years old and 9 were over sixty.
Pilgrimage Motivation:
Solely religious: 208 pilgrims 74.6 %
Religious and cultural 48 pilgrims 17.2 %
Non-religious 23 pilgrims 8.2%
Pilgrims' Nationalities:
Spaniard: 169 pilgrims
Foreign: 110 pilgrims. The largest number, 18, came from the
United States, followed by 16 from Italy, 15 from France, 12 from Brasil, 6
from Germany, 5 each from Portugal, Austria and Switzerland, 4 from Australia,
and the rest, in smaller numbers, from various other countries.
Pilgrims' Occupations:
51 of the pilgrims identified themselves as students; 47 as
professionals; 36 as office workers; 36 as factory workers; 30 as technicians, 16 as
teachers, 14 as government workers, 14 as retired and 35 did not disclose a
particular occupation.
Point of Departure:
41 pilgrims started out in Sarria; 33 in O Cebreiro; 27 in Leon; 22 in
Saint Jean Pied de Port; 14 in Ponferrada; 13 in Tuy; 12 in Roncesvalles; 10 in
Burgos; 10 in Astorga; 8 in Pamplona; 8 in Villafranca, 4 in Sevilla, 4 in Le
Puy, and the rest in various distance-qualifying sites.
Routes followed:
The French Way had the largest number of pilgrims, 235, followed by the
Portuguese Way with 21, the Northern Way with 10, the Via de la Plata with 9,
the English Way with 3, and the Primitive Way with 1 pilgrim.
THE PILGRIMAGE TO SAINT JAMES
IN FEBRUARY, 2005
During February, 2005, the Pilgrims' Office awarded the Compostela to
546 Santiago pilgrims. -In February of last year, a Holy Xacobean Year, 1,404
pilgrims received the Compostela; 176 did so in February of 2003-.
320 of the pilgrims were men and 226 were women. 522 walked and 24 rode
bicycles.
Age of the Pilgrims:
224 pilgrims were under thirty years of age; 299 were between thirty and
sixty years old and 23 were over sixty.
Pilgrimage Motivation:
Solely religious: 449 pilgrims 82.2 %
Religious and cultural 77 pilgrims 14.2 %
Non-religious 20 pilgrims 3.6%
Pilgrims' Nationalities:
Spaniard: 380 pilgrims
Foreign: 166 pilgrims. The largest number, 64, came from
Portugal, followed by 26 from Germany, 17 from France, 12 from Japan, 8 from
Italy, 6 from Brasil, 5 from Holland, 4 from the United States, 4 from the United
Kingdom , and the rest, in smaller numbers, from various other countries.
Pilgrims' Occupations:
152 of the pilgrims identified themselves as students; 135 as office
workers; 57 as professionals, 41 as technicians, 32 as teachers, 16 as
government workers, 16 as retired, 15 as factory workers, and the rest did not
disclose a particular occupation.
Point of Departure:
231 pilgrims started out O Cebreiro; 34 in Sarria, 30 in Tuy, 26 in
Ponferrada, 23 in Leon, 22 in Saint Jean Pied de Port; 20 in Roncesvalles; 17
in Burgos; 11 in Braga; 10 in Pamplona, 5 in Merida; 5 in Astorga; 5 in
Longrono and the rest in various distance-qualifying sites.
Routes followed:
The French Way had the largest number of pilgrims, 466, followed by the
Portuguese Way with 51, the Via de la Plata with 19; the Northern Way with 4;
the English Way with 3; and the Primitive Way with 3 pilgrims.
THE PILGRIMAGE TO SAINT JAMES
IN MARCH, 2005
During March, 2005, the Pilgrims' Office awarded the Compostela to 3,128
Santiago pilgrims. -In March of last year, a Holy Xacobean Year, 3,080
pilgrims received the Compostela.
1,876 of the pilgrims were men and 1,252 were women. 2,799 walked, 313
rode bicycles, 15 rode horses and 1 pilgrim went by wheelchair.
Age of the Pilgrims:
1,753 pilgrims were under thirty years of age; 1,284 were between thirty
and sixty years old and 91 were over sixty.
Pilgrimage Motivation:
Solely religious: 1,285 pilgrims 41.1.2 %
Religious and cultural 1,510 pilgrims 48.3.2 %
Non-religious 333 pilgrims 10.6.6%
Pilgrims' Nationalities:
Spaniard: 2,173
Foreign: 955 pilgrims. The largest number, 201, came
from Portugal, followed by 193 from Germany, 89 from Italy; 60 from the United
States; 44 from Ireland; 41 from Belgium; 40 from the United Kingdom; 38 from
France; 30 from Mexico; 22 from Japan; 19 from Canada; 15 from Brasil; 13
from Australia; 12 from Norway; 10 from Switzerland; 10 from Holland; 9 from
Austria , and the rest, in smaller numbers, from various other countries.
Pilgrims' Occupations:
1,303 identified themselves as students; 341 as office workers; 335 as
professionals, 325 as technicians, 267 as teachers, 174 as factory workers;
120 as government workers; 82 as housewives; 73 as retired, and the rest
did not disclose a particular occupation.
Point of Departure:
1,007 pilgrims started out in Sarria; 398 in O Cebreiro; 167 in
Roncesvalles; 160 in Ponferrada; 134 in Tuy; 129 in Leon; 99 in Valenca do Minho;
88 in Villafranca; 72 in Ourense; 54 in Saint Jean Pied de Port; 46 in
Triacastela; 42 in Pamplona, 34 in Samos; 24 in Sevilla; 23 in Oporto; 20 in Lugo;
14 in Le Puy; 12 in Jaca; 11 in Somport; 6 in Oviedo; and the rest in various
distance-qualifying sites.
Routes followed:
The French Way had the largest number of pilgrims, 2,435, followed by the
Portuguese Way with 302; the Northern Way with 179; the Via de la Plata with
127; the English Way 57 and the Primitive Way with 28. pilgrims. .
THE PILGRIMAGE TO SAINT JAMES
IN APRIL, 2005
During April, 2005, the Pilgrims' Office awarded the Compostela to 3,305
Santiago pilgrims. -In April of last year, a Holy Xacobean Year, 14,829
pilgrims received the Compostela; In April of 2003 4,016 pilgrims did so.-
1,947 of the pilgrims were men and 1,358 were women. 2,945 walked, 318
rode bicycles, 33 rode horses and 9 pilgrims went by wheelchair.
Age of the Pilgrims:
1,105 pilgrims were under thirty years of age; 1,730 were between thirty
and sixty years old and 470 were over sixty.
Pilgrimage Motivation:
Solely religious: 1,299 pilgrims 39.3 %
Religious and cultural 1,510 pilgrims 52.0 %
Non-religious 333 pilgrims .8.7%
Pilgrims' Nationalities:
Spaniard: 1,578
Foreign: 1,727 pilgrims. The largest number, 303, came from
Germany; followed by 239 from France; 172 from Portugal; 157 from Italy; 103
from the United Kingdom; 85 from Canada; 80 from Austria; 60 from the United
States; 58 from Holland; 56 from Belgium; 33 from Brasil; 31 from Australia; 27
from Ireland; 18 from Mexico; 12 from Sweden, and the rest, in smaller
numbers, from various other countries.
Pilgrims' Occupations:
738 of the pilgrims identified themselves as students; 494 as office
workers; 450 as retired; 417 as professionals; 383 as technicians; 222 as
teachers; 165 as government workers; 156 as factory workers; 113 as housewives, and
the rest did not disclose a particular occupation.
Point of Departure:
610 pilgrims started out in Sarria; 262 in Roncesvalles; 256 in O
Cebreiro; 229 in Saint Jean Pied de Port; 223 in Leon; 189 in Ponferrada; 148
in Tuy; 143 in Astorga; 109 in Villafranca; 101 in Pamplona; 93 in Samos; 76
in Sevilla; 73 in Le Puy; 70 in Burgos, and the rest in various
distance-qualifying sites.
Routes followed:
The French Way had the largest number of pilgrims, 2,668, followed by the
Portuguese Way with 402; the Via de la Plata with 149; the Northern Way with
46; the Primitive Way with 24 and the English Way with 16 pilgrims.
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