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2010 Marks Holy Year at Santiago de Compostela
The Puerta Santa (Holy Door), which gives access to the Cathedral from
the Plaza de la Quintana is opened on 31st December, 2009, the eve of
each Holy Year, and walled up again on Dec 31, 2010. Every time, St
James's day (25th July) falls on a Sunday, the cathedral declares a Holy
or Jubilee Year. The next (after year 2010) Holy Year will be 2021.
Pilgrims reaching Santiago during a Holy Year, and fulfilling the
conditions for it, are granted a plenary indulgence. This means that you
can get remission for all of your worldly sins. In observance of the
Holy Year, the Botafumerio will be pulled every day at the Pilgrim Mass
Enviado. The swinging Botafumeiro dispensing clouds of incense. A dome
above the crossing contains the pulley mechanism to swing the "Botafumeiro",
famous thurible. This thurible was created by the goldsmith José Losada
in 1851. The Santiago de Compostela Botafumeiro is the largest censer in
the world, weighing 88. lbs and measuring 5'3" in height. It is normally
on exhibition in the library of the cathedral, but during certain
important religious high days it is attached to the pulley mechanism,
filled with charcoal and incense.
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Santiago
de Compostela & More |
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EC |
El Camino:
The Way of St. James
*** this is a walking
pilgrimage *** |
11 days |
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600 |
Santiago de Compostela |
8 days |
|
601 |
Rome & Santiago de Compostela
|
11 days |
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602 |
Fatima &
Santiago de Compostela |
11 days |
|
603 |
Medjugorje
& Santiago de Compostela |
12 days |
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604 |
Lisbon, Fatima, Lourdes & Santiago de
Compostela |
16 days |
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605 |
Fatima, Lisbon, Spain, Lourdes, Paris, Nevers, Lisieux
&
Santiago de Compostela |
20 days |
|
606 |
Fatima, Lisbon, Spain, Lourdes, Rome
& Santiago
de Compostela
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19 days |
|
607 |
Fatima, Lisbon, Spain, Lourdes, Shrines of Italy
& Santiago
de Compostela
|
24 days |
|
608 |
The Holy Land & Santiago de Compostela |
16 days |
|
609 |
Barcelona,
Pamplona & Santiago de Compostela |
11 days |
|
610 |
Rome,
Barcelona,
Pamplona & Santiago de Compostela |
14 days |
|
611 |
Fatima,
Barcelona, Pamplona & Santiago de Compostela |
14 days |
|
612 |
Medjugorje, Barcelona, Pamplona & Santiago de Compostela |
15 days |
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613 |
Lisbon, Fatima, Lourdes, Barcelona, Pamplona & Santiago de Compostela |
19 days |
|
614 |
Fatima, Lisbon, Spain, Lourdes, Paris, Nevers, Lisieux,
Barcelona, Pamplona & Santiago de Compostela |
23 days |
|
615 |
Fatima, Lisbon,
Spain, Lourdes, Rome,
Barcelona, Pamplona & Santiago de Compostela |
22 days |
|
616 |
Fatima, Lisbon, Spain, Lourdes, Shrines of Italy,
Barcelona, Pamplona & Santiago de Compostela |
27 days |
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617 |
The Holy Land, Barcelona, Pamplona & Santiago de Compostela |
19 days |
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Pilgrimages which include...
Santiago
de Compostela & Garabandal |
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Tour 67 |
Garabandal, Santiago de Compostela, Fatima & Lourdes |
13
days |
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Tour
68 |
Garabandal, Santiago de Compostela, Fatima,
Lourdes & Medjugorje
(4 nights) |
18
days |
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Tour
69 |
Garabandal, Santiago de Compostela & Fatima
(4 nights) |
9
days |
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Tour
70 |
Garabandal, Santiago de Compostela & Fatima
(6 nights) |
12
days |
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Tour
71 |
Santiago de Compostela & Fatima
(4 nights) |
7
days |
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Tour
72 |
Santiago de Compostela & Fatima
(6 nights) |
10
days |
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Tour
73 |
Santiago de Compostela, Fatima & Lourdes |
21
days |
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Tour
74 |
Santiago, Fatima, Lourdes &
Paris |
15
days |
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Tour
74-A |
Santiago, Fatima, Lourdes &
Shrines of Northern France |
19 days |
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Tour
75 |
Santiago, Fatima, Lourdes, Paris & Medjugorje
(4 nights) |
22
days |
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Tour
76 |
Santiago, Fatima, Lourdes, Paris & Medjugorje
(7 nights) |
25
days |
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Tour
77 |
Santiago, Fatima, Lourdes &
Rome |
15
days |
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Tour
78 |
Santiago, Fatima, Lourdes, Rome & Medjugorje (4
nights) |
19
days |
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Tour
79 |
Santiago, Fatima, Lourdes, Rome & Medjugorje (7
nights) |
22
days |
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Tour
80 |
Santiago, Fatima, Lourdes &
Once In A Lifetime Italy |
19
days |
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Tour
81 |
Santiago, Fatima, Lourdes,
Shrines of Italy |
20
days |
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Tour
82 |
Santiago, Fatima, Lourdes, Shrines of Italy &
Medjugorje (4 nights) |
24
days |
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Tour
83 |
Santiago, Fatima, Lourdes, Shrines of Italy &
Medjugorje (7 nights) |
27
days |
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Tour 84 |
Santiago, Fatima, Lourdes,
Classic Italy |
22
days |
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Tour 85 |
Santiago, Fatima, Lourdes, Classic Italy &
Medjugorje (4 nights) |
26
days |
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Tour 86 |
Santiago, Fatima, Lourdes, Classic Italy &
Medjugorje (7 nights) |
29
days |
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Tour 87 |
Santiago, Fatima, Lourdes,
All Italian Shrines and Eucharistic Miracles |
24
days |
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Tour 88 |
Santiago, Fatima, Lourdes, Italy & Medjugorje (4
nights) |
28
days |
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Tour
89 |
Santiago, Fatima, Lourdes, Italy & Medjugorje (7
nights) |
31
days |
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