Pilgrimage

• pilgrimage


  a journey that has religious/spiritual significance - they are in important religious places
• Lourdes - France

  -the water’s are believed to have healing powers

  -in 1858 Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen the virgin mary and her friend was healed in the waters - she was made a saint by pope pius xI in 1933
• Iona - island in Scotland


  -where a monastery was built by a monk

  -Christians go there to study the bible and pray (can lead to spiritual growth)
• Criticisms of Pilgrimage

  -people think money spent on travel should be used to help those in need

  -people think Lourde has become too commercialised