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Four routes passed through the land
of Guyenne, obligatory passage for the
myriad of paths that led to Ostabat
near Saint-Palais (Atlantic Pyrenees).
In Bordeaux, pilgrims from the Medoc,
Tours or via the river (England via
the sea) were put up in the Hôpital
Saint-James (Gascony for Saint Jacques),
at the beginning of the rue du Mirail
(mirror in Gascony). Of the old hospital,
now the site of the lycée Michel
de Montaigne, the only remains are the
chapel of Saint James (visible from
rue Saint-François) in which
the pilgrims worshipped before continuing
their journey through the Landes.
The Route of St. James ("Santiago"
in Spanish), the pilgrimage route to
the tomb of St. James the Apostle, was
declared, in its entirety, and Historic-Artistic
Monument in 1962. The city of Santiago
de Compostela was declared part of The
Cultural heritage of Humanity by UNESCO
in 1985.
Inscribed :
1998 Criteria: C (ii), (iv), (vi)...
Justification
for Inscription.
Criterion
ii: The Pilgrimage Route of Santiago
de Compostela played a key role in religious
and cultural exchange and development
during the later Middle Ages, and this
is admirably illustrated by the carefully
selected monuments on the routes followed
by pilgrims in France.
Criterion
iv : The spiritual and physical
needs of pilgrims travelling to Santiago
de Compostela were met by the development
of a number of specialized types of
edifice, many of which originated or
were further developed on the French
sections.
Criterion
vi :
The Pilgrimage Route of Santiago de
Compostela bears exceptional witness
to the power and influence of Christian
faith among people of all classes and
countries in Europe during the Middle
Ages.
Report of the 22nd Session of the Committee
Brief description:
Santiago de Compostela was the greatest
of all goals for countless thousands
of pious pilgrims converging there from
all over Europe throughout the Middle
Ages. To reach Spain pilgrims had to
pass through France, and the group of
important historical monuments included
in this inscription on the World Heritage
List mark out the four routes by which
they did so.
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