[Gocamino] Fw: More on 2006 pilgrims

[Mary V. Wallis]

the rest of the stats are below, after Rosina's letter about other matters.

hope this helps!

Mary


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Subject: [Gocamino] More on 2006 pilgrims


>
> Hello you all,
> To become a member of the Archicofradia  you need to apply and provide 
> evidence of good catholicship. A letter from your parish priest will 
> suffice.
> I think that's it. Some years ago, because of knowledge of several 
> languages and true blue New Yorker "pushiness" (which I prefer to think of 
> as  enthusiastic determination, but people call us pushy), I was able to 
> help the Archdiocese in borrowing some documents from  Saint Catherine's 
> Monastery in Mount Sinai, Egypt, which I had visited. I got some 
> exaggerated  recognition for it -really undeserved since I enjoyed doing 
> it, and did it mostly out of being a busybody-  and membership in the 
> Archconfraternity. I do remember that I had to send in, belatedly, some 
> pictures of myself and a letter from the priest in my parish.
> The membership dues are negligible, 10 or 12 Euros a year which, in my 
> case is much less than the cost of sending the Compostela heavy 
> publication,  and attachments, to New York.
> Members also get a lot of electronic information amd get invited to the 
> frequent meetings and "congresses" (?) wherein representatives of 
> cofraternities from all over the world get together. There you  get to 
> meet a lot of fascinating pilgrims. Last year, for instance, I met a 
> couple from Germany who have built an albergue, from the foundation up, 
> with their own hands... emulating, they said, "Pilger Franz von Assisi" 
> (Pilgrim Francesco di Assisi); they even made the mud bricks themselves!
> Anyone interested in the universality of the Camino would very much enjoy 
> being a member of the Archconfraternity, I'm sure.
> Now.... to answer your questions, here is further information on 2006 
> pilgrims, with the (2005) figures in patenthesis.
> Spain 52,248  (52,928)
> Andorra  66  (30)
> Chile  84  (77)
> South Korea  69  (24)
> North Korea  18  (4)
> Cuba 25  (17)
> Lithuania  18  (7)
> Morocco  20  (12)
> India  12  (6)
> Puerto Rico  37 (49)
> Rumania  45  (41)
>
> The figures for male and female pilgrims, their ages (at ten-year 
> intervals), and the total per continent were posted in the first message 
> on this subject (whuch showed no subject on t5he line therefor).
> If someone did not get that message perhaps I can forward it directly 
> since, I think, one cannot forward messages to the list-servs.
> I'll try to give the points of departure tomorrow since I've got to run 
> now.
>
> Hugs!
>
> Rosina
>
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