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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The site is worth visiting, if for nothing more
that an English translation of the Compostela (copied below).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I could not access the site directly, but had to
back off to the "dot-org", then click from there.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul Newfield</FONT></DIV>
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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 35px"><EM><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">The text is written in
Latin. Here is the translation: </SPAN></P><SPAN
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</SPAN><I>"The Chapter of this Holy Apostolic Metropolitan Cathedral of St.
James, custodian of the seal of St. James' Altar, to all faithful and pilgrims
who come from everywhere over the world as an act of devotion, under vow or
promise to the Apostle's Tomb, our Patron and Protector of Spain, witnesses in
the sight of all who read this document, that: Mr…………………has visited devoutly
this Sacred Church in a religious sense (pietatis causa).</I></SPAN><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-fareast-language: ES; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Witness
whereof I hand this document over to him, authenticated by the seal of this
Sacred Church.</SPAN></I></P></DIR></DIR>
<P> <IMG height=12 alt="Sangria.GIF (67 bytes)"
src="http://www.archicompostela.org/Peregrinos/Sangria.GIF" width=34><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-fareast-language: ES; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Given
in St. James de Compostela on the (day)……(month)……A.D. ………</SPAN></I>
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<P>Chapter
Secretary"</SPAN></I></P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIR></DIR></DIR></EM></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=BlaroliaAOL.COM href="mailto:BlaroliaAOL.COM">Rosina Lila</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
href="mailto:GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU">GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 17, 2002 9:00
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: La Credencial del
Peregrino</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi David,<BR>You can read what the Santiago Archdiocese writes
about the Compostela and<BR>the Credential
at:<BR> <A
href="http://www.archicompostela.org/Peregrinos/Ingles/La%20Compostela%20.htm">http://www.archicompostela.org/Peregrinos/Ingles/La%20Compostela%20.htm</A><BR><BR>Let
me know if you cannot get through and I'll post the
writing.<BR>Regards,<BR>Rosina</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>