Since the Middle Ages, a great number of ancient roads throughout Europe have led to Santiago de Compostela (St. James of Compostela) — a shrine in Spain dedicated to St. James the Apostle and the ...

Archaeologists are using over a million amateur finds to study pilgrimage sites, the Black Death, and the Protestant Reformation. Much has been written about religious life in the medieval era, but ...

(RNS) — Archaeologists hope to capitalize on a local fad for metal detecting to examine pilgrimage and personal piety in areas where the written record is thin. (RNS) — Much has been written about ...

TRONDHEIM, Norway — Also known as the Old Kings’ Road, St. Olav’s Way is one of the northernmost pilgrim trails in the world. Stretching 400 miles, the medieval pilgrimage route starts in the ...

For centuries pilgrimage was one of the greatest adventures on earth, involving epic journeys across the country and around the world. This series sees Simon Reeve retrace the exciting adventures of ...

A Devon priest is taking on a medieval themed pilgrimage in memory of his friend. Rev Stuart Huntley, an ordained Church of England priest and a historical re-enactor, said his two day walk would be ...

“Like Rome, all roads led to Walsingham,” says Reverend Peter Doll. But, he laments, out of the village’s 300,000 annual visitors, most arrive by coach. “Our hope is walking [will encourage a sense of ...

St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church and the UA Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies are conducting a summer lecture series, "Pilgrimage." The series runs from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.

Thousands of Irish people are undertaking pilgrimages for religious or spiritual reasons, for charitable causes, or to mark ...