It is interesting that an island like this has the name of a Saint that was one of Jesus ' apostles. Kind if a cruel joke. I looked up St. James and came across this on Wikipedia.
In the Catholic tradition, Saint James is the patron saint of Spain and, according to legend, his remains are held in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. This name Santiago is the local evolution of Latin Genitive Sancti Iacobi, "(church or sanctuary) of Saint James" (evolved into a personal name in Spanish, and also in Portuguese -Tiago-, with its derivatives Diego/Diogo). The traditional pilgrimage to the grave of the saint, known as the "Way of St. James", has been the most popular pilgrimage for Western European Catholics from the Early Middle Ages onwards, although its modern revival and popularity stems from Walter Starkie's 1957 book, The Road to Santiago. The Pilgrims of St. James.[7] Officially 327,378 pilgrims registered in 2018 as having completed the final 100 km walk (200 km by bicycle) to Santiago to qualify for a Compostela.[8] When 25 July falls on a Sunday, it is a "Holy Year" (an Año Santo Jacobeo) and a special east door is opened for entrance into Santiago Cathedral. Jubilee years follow a 6-5-6-11 pattern (except when the last year of a century isn't a leap year, which can yield a gap of 7 or 12 years). In the 2004 Holy Year, 179,944[9] pilgrims received a Compostela. In the 2010 Holy Year the number had risen to 272,412.[10] The next Holy Year will be 2021.
That Holy day is right around the corner. (No direct
anything really, other than just another reminder that it is going to be biblical!)
It is interesting that an island like this has the name of a Saint that was one of Jesus ' apostles. Kind if a cruel joke. I looked up St. James and came across this on Wikipedia.
That Holy day is right around the corner. (No direct anything really, other than just another reminder that it is going to be biblical!)