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What is the Testimonium? Via Francigena Pilgrim Certificate

6 October 2023 / By Claire

Credenziali and Testimonium, the Via Francigena’s Pilgrim Passport and Certificate The Testimonium Peregrinationis ad Limina Petri Testimonium is the name given to the certificate you can receive when you complete your pilgrimage to Rome along the Via Francigena. The Via Francigena equivalent of the Compostela was awarded to those walking the Camino de Santiago. To request …

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What is the Camino Pilgrim Passport?

16 August 2023 / By Roland

The Camino Pilgrim Passport, also known as the ‘Credencial’, is the modern-day version of the ‘documents of safe conduct’ given to medieval pilgrims and is an essential part of your Camino de Santiago experience. The Pilgrim Passport acts as proof that you have walked at least the last 100km of a route into Santiago, which …

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Camino Pilgrim Passports, Certificates and Compostela

27 July 2023 / By Maria

Camino Pilgrim Passports, Certificates, and Compostela Most people have a clear idea of why they want to walk the Camino de Santiago. It may be for religious or spiritual reasons, for a healthy challenge, for a break from everyday life, or even just the social aspect. Whatever your motivation for walking the Camino routes, you …

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Camino Pilgrims Office in Santiago de Compostela

16 June 2020 / By Maria

Camino Pilgrims Office in Santiago de Compostela. If you finish your Camino trip in the city of Santiago de Compostela you will receive your Compostela certificate and a warm welcome from the people at the Pilgrims office. The Pilgrims Office in Santiago de Compostela (Oficina de Acogida al Peregrino) is located just a few minutes …

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Where do I start to get the Camino Pilgrim Certificate?

3 June 2020 / By marzia

Where do I start to get the Camino Pilgrim Certificate? In order to receive a Compostela pilgrim certificate or the Certificate of Distance issued by the Pilgrims Office in Santiago, pilgrims must walk at least the last 100kms of any Camino route or cycle at least the last 200kms. You can start your Camino at …

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What is the Compostela Pilgrims Certificate? FAQ

6 May 2020 / By Lisa

The Compostela Pilgrims Certificate From the earliest days of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage, there was a desire for the completion of the journey to be recognised in some way. Pilgrims used the scallop shell as a symbol of their arrival at the Tomb of St James. The Compostela Pilgrims Certificate. However, this simple practice …

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What is the Finisterrana?

1 November 2019 / By Maria

What is the Finisterrana? Many of you will be familiar with the ‘Compostela’, the pilgrim certificate you can obtain from the Pilgrims Office in Santiago de Compostela if you have walked a minimum of 100kms of the Camino de Santiago to the city or cycled at least the last 200kms. But did you know that …

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What is the Testimonium? Via Francigena Pilgrim Certificate

What is the Camino Pilgrim Passport?

Camino Pilgrim Passports, Certificates and Compostela

Camino Pilgrims Office in Santiago de Compostela

Where do I start to get the Camino Pilgrim Certificate?

What is the Compostela Pilgrims Certificate? FAQ

What is the Finisterrana?

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