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Pilgrimages to hermitages and sanctuaries in the event of sickness

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Posted on 2019-07-05 in
Estibalitz. Jose Ignacio García

Estibalitz (Álava). José Ignacio García Muñoz. Labayru Fundazioa Photographic Archive.

Health comes first. Disease prevents us from living a full life. According to Christian faith, God is the source of life, and as a consequence, it is ultimately him who preserves us and delivers us from sickness. Based upon that conviction, the sick and the disabled observed religious practices, attended worship, made promises and went on pilgrimage to certain hermitages and sanctuaries as prevention and cure for sickness. (more…)

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