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Pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago today are likely to encounter medieval miracle stories as they pass shrines dedicated to various saints along the route. This episode explores how miracle stories attributed to St. James supported the Camino and the wealth and prominence of the shrine in Compostela. It also discusses the central role played by miracles in the rise of the cult of saints and pilgrimage to holy sites.
By John Seasholtz4.9
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Pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago today are likely to encounter medieval miracle stories as they pass shrines dedicated to various saints along the route. This episode explores how miracle stories attributed to St. James supported the Camino and the wealth and prominence of the shrine in Compostela. It also discusses the central role played by miracles in the rise of the cult of saints and pilgrimage to holy sites.

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