Pilgrim Office in Vézelay

[jdpiguet]

Hi all,

I will be holding the Pilgrim Office in Vézelay from 9th to 16th July.
Anybody passing by will be heartily welcomed (even not a pilgrim).

Buen Camino,
Jacques-D.

 

[mspath]

Jacques-D.,

I envy you your week at Vézelay; may it be poignant and splendid....Godspeed.



Vézelay Abbey and Basilica, is such a grand monument of faith and architecture in the French countryside. In this photo I am entering the light of the ambulatory silently thankful to be there once again after walking from home in December 2008.

Although I intended to continue on towards Santiago my knees did not; the two week walk is described in this blog

For the last 60 years or so I have loved this interior. Romanesque, Gothic, and 19th century intervention form timeless beauty; eternal peace is combined with man-made perfection. ...Might this magnificent site endure for another thousand years.

 

[jdpiguet]

Here it is, the freshly cleaned and renovated basilique of Vézelay:


And the interior is so beautiful now!

Buen Camino to all who are now somewhere on the Way!
Jacques-D.