Esclavitude or Escravitude or Esclavitud or Escravitud

[Bert45]

The small town I passed though on the CP is Escravitude on Google Maps, but Esclavitude on the road sign as you enter and leave the town. Google gets the four above. One is Spanish, I suppose, and one is Galician, but which is which and what are the other two?

 

[Former member 49149]

I remember that place, is this the same place?
Sanctuary of A Escravitude
Escravitude , Padrón, 15980
Categories:Very close to Santiago, Padrón, Churches / chapels
Tags:St James Way, Green surroundings, Monumental church, History, Very close to Santiago, Ancestral traditions, Odd Galicia
Very close to Santiago: Padrón

The Sanctuary of A Escravitude is only 5 km from Padrón’s historic quarter, on the way to Santiago de Compostela. The church began to be built in the 16th century on the site of the so-called “Fonte Santa” (Holy Fountain), financed by donations of worshippers who visited the place due to the water’s healing properties. Its main elements are the central stairway, under which the fountain is housed, and the two large towers that border the central nave and date from the 19th century.

There is an interesting account about a miracle related to the Fonte Santa that may explain the sanctuary’s origin. According to the legend, a sick man that was doing the Way of St. James to cure his dropsy stopped there for a drink, and 72 hours later he had been cured without any medical help. On seeing that he had been healed, the man exclaimed: “Grazas, Virxe, que me libraches da escravitude do meu mal” (“Thanks, Virgin, for releasing me from the slavery of my ailment”).

A few metres from the sanctuary is the Foundation Paideia Botanic Garden, on the plot that used to belong to one of the church’s chaplains.

 

[Bert45]

That's the one! Or it's one of them
It might seem that the Chinese are not the only ones who get r's and l's mixed up.
Escravitude is Galician, Esclavitud is Spanish, according to Google Translate.

 

[Pelegrin]

I remember that place, is this the same place?
Sanctuary of A Escravitude
Escravitude , Padrón, 15980
Categories:Very close to Santiago, Padrón, Churches / chapels
Tags:St James Way, Green surroundings, Monumental church, History, Very close to Santiago, Ancestral traditions, Odd Galicia
Very close to Santiago: Padrón

The Sanctuary of A Escravitude is only 5 km from Padrón’s historic quarter, on the way to Santiago de Compostela. The church began to be built in the 16th century on the site of the so-called “Fonte Santa” (Holy Fountain), financed by donations of worshippers who visited the place due to the water’s healing properties. Its main elements are the central stairway, under which the fountain is housed, and the two large towers that border the central nave and date from the 19th century.

There is an interesting account about a miracle related to the Fonte Santa that may explain the sanctuary’s origin. According to the legend, a sick man that was doing the Way of St. James to cure his dropsy stopped there for a drink, and 72 hours later he had been cured without any medical help. On seeing that he had been healed, the man exclaimed: “Grazas, Virxe, que me libraches da escravitude do meu mal” (“Thanks, Virgin, for releasing me from the slavery of my ailment”).

A few metres from the sanctuary is the Foundation Paideia Botanic Garden, on the plot that used to belong to one of the church’s chaplains.

There are a lot of "Fontes Santas" in Galicia with a a church near. I think that in most cases the fountain is previous to the church from preChristian times like that one in san Andres de Teixido . There must be some of them on the different caminos. As far as I know there isn´t any "Fonte Santa" in Santiago what could reveal that the site was not "holy" in preChristian times (this is only one speculation of mine).

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Doing some web surfing I see Galician uses da/a escRavitudE and Spanish uses de la/la escLavitud.

 

[mylifeonvacation]

Yes, it's common enough for the L to become an R when going from Spanish - Galician. For example, Spanish "playa" is "praia" in Galician. "E"s come and go as well.

 

[jmcarp]

Even Mr Brierley uses it both ways -- A Esclavitude on his Stage 23 map and A Escravitude in the text for that stage. Whichever way it's spelled, it is a nice stop for one's last night on the CP if you're willing to walk the extra 5.4 km past Padrón to shorten your last day's walk into Santiago by that amount. The Hotel Grande da Capellanía is a nice, clean and quiet place for a good night's sleep and an excellent in-house dinner. However, it's 3 km or so before you can get breakfast the next morning in A Picaraña.