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PilgrimagesAbout PilgrimagesMiddle AgesRelicsChristianityJudaismIslamHinduismBuddhismPilgrimagesBy : Gerson BalcazarAbout PilgrimagesAbout PilgrimagesA pilgrimage is a long religious journey or search A pilgrimage is a long religious journey or search of great moral significance. of great moral significance. Pilgrimages were first made to places connected Pilgrimages were first made to places connected with the birth, life, crucifixion and resurrection with the birth, life, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. of Jesus. Pilgrimages were a way to spread the beliefs of Pilgrimages were a way to spread the beliefs of the monasteries to the outside world.the monasteries to the outside world.The crusades to the holy land are also considered The crusades to the holy land are also considered to be mass armed pilgrimages.to be mass armed pilgrimages.Middle AgesMiddle AgesChurch encouraged people to make pilgrimages to special Church encouraged people to make pilgrimages to special holy places called shrines. holy places called shrines. Surviving descriptions of Christian pilgrimages to the Holy Surviving descriptions of Christian pilgrimages to the Holy Land date from the 4th century. Land date from the 4th century. It was believed that if you prayed to shrines you might be It was believed that if you prayed to shrines you might be forgiven for your sins and have more chance of going to forgiven for your sins and have more chance of going to heaven. heaven. 1010thth century on century on attracted people looking for miraculous attracted people looking for miraculous cures from saints. cures from saints. Pilgrimages also began to be made to Rome and other sites Pilgrimages also began to be made to Rome and other sites associated with the Apostles, Saints and Christian martyrs, associated with the Apostles, Saints and Christian martyrs, as well as to places where there have been apparitions of as well as to places where there have been apparitions of the Virgin Mary.the Virgin Mary.Relics Relics •After Thomas Becket was murdered a piece of cloth that After Thomas Becket was murdered a piece of cloth that was soaked in his blood was believed to cure blindness, was soaked in his blood was believed to cure blindness, epilepsy, and leprosy. epilepsy, and leprosy. •in Norfolk there was a sealed glass jar that was said to in Norfolk there was a sealed glass jar that was said to contain the milk of the Virgin Mary. contain the milk of the Virgin Mary. •In Palestine it was believed that u could visit a cave that In Palestine it was believed that u could visit a cave that was supposed to contain the beds of Adam and Eve and a was supposed to contain the beds of Adam and Eve and a pillar of salt that had once been Lots wife.pillar of salt that had once been Lots wife.•The keepers of certain shrines would sell pilgrims metal The keepers of certain shrines would sell pilgrims metal badge that had been stamped with the symbol of the badge that had been stamped with the symbol of the shrine so that people would know they had visited that shrine so that people would know they had visited that shrine. shrine. •Splinters from the cross.Splinters from the cross.ChristianityChristianity•Jerusalem: Site of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. •Rome: Site of the deaths of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and other early martyrs, Headquarters of the Catholic Church. •Constantinople: Istanbul, Turkey. Site of one of the five ancient Patriarchates and the Hagia Sophia, former cathedral and burial place of many Ecumenical Patriarchs. •Santiago de Compostela: Spain, The shrine of Saint James.JudaismJudaism•The western wall of the original temple in the city of Jerusalem: most sacred site for Zionist Jews was off-limits from 1948-1967.•Some Reform and Conservative Jews who no longer consider themselves exiles take pilgrimages in groups to Israel even though its not considered an official pilgrimage.IslamIslam•Hajj: Pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the Five Pillars of Islam. It should be attempted at least once in the lifetime of all able-bodied Muslims.•Ziarah: visits to local graves that are found throughout Muslim countries.HinduismHinduismChar Dham•Kedarnath•Gangotri•Yamunotri•RishikeshBuddhismBuddhism•Lumbini: birth place of Gautama Buddha in Nepal. •Bodh Gaya: place of Enlightenment. •Sarnath: where Buddha delivered his first teaching. •Kusinara: in Kusinagar India where Buddha


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