tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post169381357930458535..comments2023-11-26T23:24:15.748-08:00Comments on Time Present and Time Past: "The Golden Legend" - The Apostle James in Compostela and ReadingMark Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06621801968983662236noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-92067154355529487122015-02-23T12:43:17.322-08:002015-02-23T12:43:17.322-08:00I've just heard that the skeleton of a man wit...I've just heard that the skeleton of a man with early stage leprosy has been found in the cemetery of the lepers' hospital of St Mary Magdalen in Winchester. He was buried with a perforated scallop shell, which means he had made the pilgrimage. The surprise is in the date: 1070-1100 - about 50 years before any previous reference to the pilgrimage.Mark Pattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621801968983662236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-54761126811296713932015-02-22T10:13:07.019-08:002015-02-22T10:13:07.019-08:00I found this so interesting. My husband and I go f...I found this so interesting. My husband and I go frequently to Galicia and often take the flight from Madrid to Santiago. We've been in that cathedral, and at one point I want to walk part of the road. (The road also runs through a French village where my nephew lives just outside of Geneva, and another strand comes from Portugal.) I've order your book, Omphalos, by the way, and look forward to reading it soon.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.com