Iona as a Place of Pilgrimage |
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| The experience of going on a pilgrimage, of making a journey (traditionally on horse-back or on foot) to a holy place, is an experience common to many religions, and those who embark on such a journey are called pilgrims. In the past, pilgrims have journeyed to Jerusalem, Rome, Santiago de Compostela in Spain, Wallsingham in England, Whithorn in Scotland. |
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Pilgrims in prayer Photograph by A. Armstrong |
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| Today, many thousands still make these journeys as pilgrims. Why? Now, as then, pilgrims make a pilgrimage to ask for some favour or blessing, or to seek an answer to a problem or difficulty, or to seek peace, healing and strength, to make new beginnings, or to express sorrow or thanksgiving. | |
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