medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> > Are you aware of seven cathedrals that were designated as pilgrimage
> > sites during the times of the crusades when pilgrims were not able to
> > make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem? I believe Chartes was one. Do you know
> > of this, and if so do you know which were the other cathedrals? Thanks.
Sorry to come in on this rather late, but I'm just back from
Kalamazoo. I, too, would be very interested in finding out more
about this, as I've never heard anything about seven such cathedrals,
although Chartres was certainly important for crusaders. Arguing
against such a designation, perhaps, Jonathan Sumption in his book on
Pilgrimage (p. 104) cites the inquisition in Languedoc which defined
four major pilgrimages -- Canterbury, Santiago, Cologne and Rome --
and 19 minor ones, all in France. Neither do I recall any such
designation in James Brundage, Medieval Canon Law and he Crusader,
where one might expect it. Such an idea of alternate pilgrimage
brings to mind the Jubilees in Rome, but a more general application
of the principle might be thought to have discouraged crusading
itself. Other sites were certainly granted plenary indulgences,
occasionally at least, but that takes us rather far from the time of
the crusades.
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
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