Credential Question

Cheryl2445

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• Feb 7, 2024

• #1

I preordered my credential from this forum. I used the QR to register. My question: On the first page at the bottom, it states “Cumplió la peregrinación (sello) or “I completed the pilgrimage”. There is then room for like 1 or 2 seals. I feel like this should be obvious, but my OCD self wants to be sure. Do I save this area for my final sello from the Cathedral de Santiago? Or should it have my first sello from the Cathedral in Porto? Thanks in advance. I’ve looked up a lot of posts about the credential, but haven’t seen this particular question answered.

 

Robo

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• Feb 7, 2024

• #2

Good question @Cheryl2445 .
That is where your final stamp goes on arrival in Santiago at the Pilgrims Office..
Your first stamp goes top left on the first blank page.
Which on mine is the third page.

 

dick bird

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• Feb 7, 2024

• #3

Cheryl2445 said:

“Cumplió la peregrinación (sello) or “I completed the pilgrimage”

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It actually means ´he/she completed the pilgrimage´. It should therefore be the last stamp put into your credencial and the one that finally earns you your compostela.

 

Vacajoe

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• Feb 7, 2024

• #4

A stamp there by the Pilgrims Office in Santiago “seals” the credential, allowing you to collect your Compostela and disallowing the use of that credential did further Caminos

 

t2andreo

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• Feb 7, 2024

• #5

Cheryl2445 said:

I preordered my credential from this forum. I used the QR to register. My question: On the first page at the bottom, it states “Cumplió la peregrinación (sello) or “I completed the pilgrimage”. There is then room for like 1 or 2 seals. I feel like this should be obvious, but my OCD self wants to be sure. Do I save this area for my final sello from the Cathedral de Santiago? Or should it have my first sello from the Cathedral in Porto? Thanks in advance. I’ve looked up a lot of posts about the credential, but haven’t seen this particular question answered.

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The Pilgrim Office staff place TWO sellos in your credencial. As mentioned by others, the first goes inside the front cover, where it says: “Completed the Camino …”

The second goes at the end, after your last sello collected on your Camino. This served as a “full stop.” It signifies that that credential is closed to further entries.

Hope this helps.

Tom

 

Last edited: Feb 7, 2024

rainswift

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• Feb 7, 2024

• #6

If one is a sello-obsessive, and one collects enough sellos to fill two credencials for one compostela, which spaces in the credencial does one leave unstamped?

A. The space inside the front cover of credencial-1
B. The space inside the front cover of credencial-2
C. The space at the end of the credencial-1 so that the Pilgrim Office can close credencial-1
D. The space at the end of credecial-2 so that the Pilgrim Office can close credencial-2

?

A+B+D together make intuitive sense, but does one leave C alone?

 

J Willhaus

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• Feb 7, 2024

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To be on the safe side, when you start to get short on spaces, just buy another credential...usually you can get one at the municipal albergues and or church run albergues. Most places I have worked sold them and sometime you can get one at the city tourism information office.

 

henrythedog

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• Feb 7, 2024

• #8

rainswift said:

If one is a sello-obsessive, and one collects enough sellos to fill two credencials for one compostela, which spaces in the credencial does one leave unstamped?

A. The space inside the front cover of credencial-1
B. The space inside the front cover of credencial-2
C. The space at the end of the credencial-1 so that the Pilgrim Office can close credencial-1
D. The space at the end of credecial-2 so that the Pilgrim Office can close credencial-2

?

A+B+D together make intuitive sense, but does one leave C alone?

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You only need a ‘C’ at the end of your final credencial.

If you’re a bit OCD as I am; you’ll pass a happy hour or two in Santiago before going to the pilgrim office making sure that every space apart from the aforementioned ‘C’ is complete.

Having said that; I rarely collect a compostela these days, but I still visit the office for a final sello.

Whilst it doesn’t stand comparison to @JabbaPapa ’s extensive credencial for one continuous journey I often venture onto a Camino route for 7-10 days when the opportunity presents itself. My ‘bits and pieces’ credencial is now seven taped together.

 

CWBuff

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• Feb 7, 2024

• #9

I had 2 Credentiales. The one that I started with from SJPdP had this "closure" stamp on the 1st page but nothing at the end (makes sense since it was completely filled with "walking stamps' if you will).
The 2nd one indeed had both - on the 1st page and the page that had my last walking stamp (that morning in O'Pedrouso)

 

Vacajoe

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• Feb 7, 2024

• #10

You are waaaaaay overthinking this. Leave the front seal in both blank (where it says you completed the Camino). That is the only one that needs to remain blank for the Compostela.