{"product_id":"great-pilgrimage-sites-of-europe-isbn-9780711245082","title":"Great Pilgrimage Sites of Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unsurpassable, visual tour of the greatest pilgrimage sites of Europe, from North to South; East to West.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pilgrimage in Europe is currently \u003cb\u003ethriving\u003c\/b\u003e on a scale that simply could not have been envisaged just a few decades ago. Not only are greater numbers of people now emulating the medieval pilgrims who \u003cb\u003emade their way on foot across Europe\u003c\/b\u003e to the shrines of martyred apostles in \u003cb\u003eRome\u003c\/b\u003e (SS Peter and Paul), \u003cb\u003eSantiago de Compostela\u003c\/b\u003e (St James) and \u003cb\u003eTrondheim\u003c\/b\u003e (St Olav), but international religious tourism is also thriving and millions each year are now travelling by air, rail and road to Europe’s major pilgrimage churches and famous sites of Marian Apparition such as \u003cb\u003eLourdes\u003c\/b\u003e (France) and \u003cb\u003eFatima\u003c\/b\u003e (Portugal).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book covers those \u003cb\u003ekey pilgrimage sites\u003c\/b\u003e as well as many lesser known ones such as the Marian Sanctuary of La Salette in the French Alps, the cave sanctuary of Covadonga in Northern Spain, the majestic twenty-first-century basilica of Our Lady of Licheń in Poland and the Chapel of Grace in Altötting, Bavaria.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It comprises an atmospheric and colourful portrayal of the pilgrimage churches and cathedrals adorned with \u003cb\u003esculpture, art and iconography \u003c\/b\u003eassociated not only with the Virgin Mary but also the national saints and Early Christian martyrs revered by both Catholic and Anglican faiths alike. \u003ci\u003eEn route\u003c\/i\u003e the reader will see some of the world’s most impressive examples of medieval art and architecture set amidst historic townscapes or spectacular landscapes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This volume will serve as both an enticement to take to the road, a \u003cb\u003etreasured \u003ci\u003eaide memoire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e for those who have visited at least some of these iconic places and hopefully, a source of comfort and inspiration for those unable to travel abroad from wherever they live in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frances Lincoln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44891918663909,"sku":"NP9780711245082","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/aa482516-a8cd-464e-ac15-ab5500acd733.jpg?v=1767857753","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/great-pilgrimage-sites-of-europe-isbn-9780711245082","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}