[Gocamino] Fwd: A Traveler's Highway to Heaven

[Pat Rush]

I too am puzzled by the "badge of the cockle shell."  Many pilgrims buy the
large scallop shells for sale along the way to fix to their packs; these are
even available in France, along the Via Podiensis, which is also a sport
trail, the GR65.  (Many of the shells for sale have the cross of St. James
painted on them, the one that ends in a sword.  I did not indulge myself in
that particular piece of historical militarism.)  I did not receive a shell
when I presented my credentials in Santiago and received the Compostela; I
have never heard of anyone who has.

Patricia, upstate New York
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> I have never seen, nor heard of, a "badge of the cockle shell", nor is
anything like it awarded by anyone in Santiago, not at the Cathedral and not
at the Pilgrims' Office. The document awarded to those who walk the last 100
kms. (200 if by bike or horseback) is called a Compostela. A certificate,
which is different from the Compostela, is given to those who do not meet
the Compostela requirements.
> Regards,
> Rosina
>
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> Grant, I honesttly feel that William Bonville needs to find a copy editor
> ho knows the ins and outs of the camino.  Some of his information is
> isleading to say the least.
> 1) People in rental cars who sleep over at Burgette can drive to
> oncesvalles in the morning in order to get their pilgrim passport and
> ttend the pilgrims mass for a blessing.
> f so, you may wish to put up overnight in Burguete, just below
> oncesvalles, convenient so that you may attend the pilgrims' early morning
> ass at the Royal Collegiate Church and obtain both your passport and the
> riest's blessing as you embark upon your journey.
> 2) They can walk the 1km (?) to the Ibaneta Pass to get a feeling for the
> alking pilgrimage.
> ) They must get stamps in their passport at all the monuments and shrines
> isited along the way and keep a log of all mileage walked while
sightseeing
> n and out of towns as this record will satisfy the 'churchmen' in Santiago
> hat they have walked 100km.
> ) They can present this record of their mileage walked and the passport in
> rder to earn the "cockle shell badge and the Compostellana."
>  As for the hundred kilometers afoot, the walks we describe following the
> ay through the towns, villages and cities along the Camino qualify for
much
> f it. Keep notes on the kilometers you walk and where, add selected walks
> uch as from the pass down to Roncesvalles where you begin the pilgrimage
in
> he Pyrenees, or from the Mount of Joy to the cathedral of Santiago at the
> nd. Those notes, plus your stamped pilgrim's "passport," will be proof
> nough for the churchmen.
> Finally, at Santiago de Compostela, with the last stamp in place, the
> athedral Secretariat awards the badge of the cockle shell (most call it a
> callop shell) and the certificate- the Compostellana -that announce to one
> nd all the pilgrim's achievement of special favor in the eyes of St.
James.
> 4)  Has he not heard of the CSJ or the American Pilgrims? And, has anyone
> ver heard of the guide books he recommends? (No Brierley or Alison Raju or
> SJ guides?)
> For pilgrims, best current practical information may be obtained by
> ontacting the Asociacion de Amigos de los Caminos, Calle Carretas 14,
28012
> adrid, Spain.
> Should you desire to walk or go by horseback or trail bike along the
ancient
> ilgrimage trail, there is but a single source that provides anything like
> eliable instructions. It is *The Pilgrim Route to Compostela, *written
> riginally by Abbé Georgés Bernés for the Editiones Randonnés Pyrénéennes.
> This all makes me think that if his research on practical pilgrimage is
> acking, what is the rest of the book like?
>
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> or years, there has been a single book illuminating the art, architecture,
> istory and culture along the Camino Frances. The Pilgrimage Road to
> antiago: The Complete Cultural Handbook by David Gitlitz & Linda Kay
> avidson stood for years as the sole beacon but now we can add a second.
> eet William Bonville and his latest work, A Traveler's Highway to Heaven:
> xploring the History and Culture of Northern Spain.
> William and I had pinged a few emails back and forth until we finally
spoke
> his past Saturday. His work is a shot in the arm for the Camimophiles
> verywhere. He brings us an interpretive monologue of the art,
architecture,
> istory and culture along the Way of Saint James. Not a tour guide, but a
> hinking man's impressions of the scene that lies before you. It also
> ncludes a number of landmarks just a few kilometers off the main Path. At
> 00 pages, it's not exactly light, but the type is large enough to read
> nside a dimly lit church. On my first Camino I had decided to not take the
> itlitz and Davis book because of the weight. Then, leaving El Burgo Ranero
> here it was, waiting for me on a park bench. "That's my book!", I
> xclaimed, and schlepped it the rest of the Way to Santiago. Two things
> hich made that a richer Road experience were the cultural guidebook and my
> onversations with the locals. This book is in that same league, and yes I
> ould carry it in spite of it's weight.
> We have an introductory piece from the book available for preview at:
> ttp://elcaminosantiago.com/PDF/A_Travelers_Highway_to_Heaven_Intro.pdf
> The book is now listed on our Camino Books page as well:
> ttp://groups.msn.com/ElCaminoSantiago/caminobooks.msnw
> Buen Camino,
> Grant
> Grant Spangler
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