A journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion
People went on pilgrimages to show devotion to God, as an act of penance, or to find a cure for an illness. Popular destinations included Jerusalem, Rome, and Canterbury.
People went on pilgrimages to show devotion to God, as an act of penance, or to find a cure for an illness. Popular destinations included Jerusalem, Rome, and Canterbury.
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| The hill of apparitions in Medjugorie, Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
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| Some European pilgrims on the ancient pilgrimage road to Santiago de Compostela in 2005. |
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| Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai |
A relic is a body part of a saint, or else another type of holy object, carefully perserved
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| Relic skull and reliquary of Saint Ivo of Kermartin(also St. Yves or St. Ives), (1253–1303) in Treguier, Brittany, France |
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