The award was given at the ceremony, which was attended by the director-manager of the Xacobeo, Rafael Sánchez, the director of the Chair, Domingo González Lopo, and the dean of the Cathedral, Segundo Pérez. In the work, its author compares the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela with the pilgrimage to the sanctuary of San Miguel in Monte Gargano, in southern Italy. To grant this recognition, the work’s originality was assessed as well as the special attention given to one of the least known chapters of the pilgrimage along the secondary roads (the tratturi), where there is a heightened presence of chapels dedicated to the Apostle Santiago and the Archangel.

The award given by the Chair consists of an economic boost which will allow the author to continue her research and which will also grant her access to the documents and bibliography present in the Chair’s library, located in the International Pilgrim Welcome Centre in Santiago de Compostela. Antonella Palumbo takes the testimony of Professor Rosanna Bianco, from the Universitá degli Studi de Bari, the winner of the first edition.

To this recognition are added this year’s scholarships which have been granted by this Chair for the first time. This is a study on the demarcation of the Portuguese Way, carried out by the researcher Carlos Manso, and another study on the hospitals of the Camino de Santiago which will allow a mapping of these infrastructures to be done, by Estefanía López.

Dates: From October 23 to 25, 2018

Organize: Cátedra do Camiño de Santiago e das Peregrinacións, Compostela Grupo de Universidades y Càtedra D’Estudis Juridics Locais Màrius Viadel i Martin

Collaborate: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Xunta de Galicia y Universitat Rovira i Virgili

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Objectives

o Increment the knowledge and awareness of young people regarding Human Rights and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), through the spirit of the Camino de Santiago.

o Promote the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development in its key areas: inclusive economic growth, employment and poverty reduction, resource efficiency, environmental protection and climate change, cultural values, diversity and heritage, mutual understanding, peace and security.

o Increase the commitment of participating universities to work towards knowledge and application of the SDGs until 2030.

o Foster international cultural exchange, sustainable tourism and solidarity through mutual knowledge and volunteerism, promoting social inclusion, environmental protection and the reduction of poverty and social exclusion.

Pilgrims

The organising committee has selected 20 universities from Europe, America, Africa and Asia to complete the first two stages of the First International University Forum. 125 students and 20 professors will participate in the online training and walk the Camino de Santiago.

In March, 20 rectors of these universities will join them at the First International University Forum: The Value of Human Rights on the Camino de Santiago: Harnessing the power of tourism to promote cross-cultural dialogue and achieve the SDGs in Santiago de Compostela.

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The Way of St. James and Pilgrimages Department of the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), in collaboration with the Compostela Group of Universities, is organizing an international seminar titled The Way of St. James and Europe, to be held 23–25 October. The event is part of the activities programme created by the Xunta de Galicia to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Santiago de Compostela Declaration, which designated the Way of St. James as the first European Cultural Route.

This seminar, interdisciplinary and international, is addressed to all those interested in the Camino de Santiago and Europe.

The event will comprise three days of lectures and debates discussing legal, social and cultural aspects of the Way of St. James and Europe.

The seminar is being organized under the direction of Dr. Domingo Luis González Lopo, director of the Way of St. James and Pilgrimages Department at the USC, and Dr. María Teresa Carballeira Rivera, executive secretary of the Compostela Group of Universities.

The seminar’s scientific committee is made up of:

• Dr. Adeline Rucquoi. Co-director of the Way of St. James and Pilgrimages Department.
• Dr. Segundo López. Co-director of the Way of St. James and Pilgrimages Department.
• Dr. Marek Kręglewski. President of the Compostela Group of Universities.
• Miguel Vázquez Taín. Professor of art history at the USC.
• Marta Cendón. Associate professor of art history at the USC.

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Grant application period open until 10 October.

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In the municipal government category, the award went to the Melide Town Council (A Coruña) for its work on beautifying and enhancing the section of the Way of St. James that passes through the town, signage for natural and heritage resources, and cleaning up sections of the route.

In the category intended to recognize initiatives and actions promoted by Friends of the Way of St. James associations, the award was given to the Spanish Federation of Friends of the Camino de Santiago Associations, which has been working for over 25 years to promote gatherings and congresses, as well as coordinating an ongoing hostel volunteer programme; and the Lugo Friends of the Camino de Santiago Association, which has done significant work in our community.

In the third category, the Camino de Santiago Awards recognize the Tui company Ideas Peregrinas, which offers a hostel and a pilgrim space; and RedEmprendia for the Spin Way initiative, which involves students from various countries.

Lastly, there is a fourth category recognizing activities of an academic, research or educational nature. In this case, the winners were the Department of the Way of St. James at the University of Torun (Poland) and A Merced School in Sarria (Lugo).

Strict quality control of its articles, which are subject to scientific rules guaranteeing their rigour and merits, have already led the publication to be included in the top national and international journal indexes and databases: Rebiun, Dialnet, Latindex, OCLC-World Cat and Regesta Imperii. With this approval, they are now joined by the ERIH Plus journal index, which awarded this recognition in the fields of History, Art History, Literature and Interdisciplinary Research in the Humanities.

The inclusion of Ad Limina in these indexes is a source of great satisfaction, as it consolidates the journal’s position as the preeminent scientific publication on the Way of St. James and pilgrimages, making it an essential reference for any scholar or individual interested in this field.

The journal has recently published its eighth issue, expanding the brief yet intense history since its appearance in 2010. Together with the excellent quality of the publication, this provides further proof of the importance which Turismo de Galicia, through Xacobeo, places on advanced research around Jacobean culture, as set out in the Way of St. James Master and Strategic Plan. This research is the basis of one of the essential values of the pilgrimage: its historical authenticity. The ultimate goal of the journal is to guarantee the future of research around the Way of St. James, a key element underlying its current revitalization.

Art and legend on the medieval Way of St. James

Director: Inés Monteira Arias
Coordinator: Marta Ferreira Rodriguez
Presented by: Art History Department

The discovery of what was supposed to be the body of the apostle St. James the Greater in Compostela in the early 9th century sparked one of the most significant religious, cultural and artistic phenomena of the Medieval West. The growing cult of St. James attracted large numbers of pilgrims, creating a pilgrimage route which reached its height in the 11th and 12th centuries. Legend tells of the arrival of the body of St. James in Galicia, brought by sea from the Port of Jaffa via the Ria of Arousa. This makes the Pontevedra location the most appropriate for this exploration of the cult of St. James the Greater, medieval art and the legends that emerged around the pilgrimage route to Santiago.

Location: UNED (National Distance Learning University). Pontevedra

Dates: 12–14 July 2017

Registration: opens 10 May 2017

Organized by: UNED Pontevedra

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