Category

Trivia

How do we get the name “Santiago” from St. James?

How many “James” are there in the New Testament?

Why go to Santiago de Compostela? Why not the Holy Land or Rome

How did St. James return to Spain?

Why the Scallop Shell?

What was the Medieval experience of pilgrimage like?

Was pilgrimage safe?

What is the Codex Calixtinus?

Is St. James buried in Santiago? – For historical skeptics and cranks (like myself)

Do any other places claim to have the body of James?

What is a hospice / hospitalero / hostel?

Why is James special?

Why the yellow arrows?

What is the translation of the Latin text on the Compostela?

What’s the meaning of ¡Ultreïa! / ¡Et suseïa!?

Sources for further reading