Thomr
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Every 100 years the Francistern order produces their own 'Compostela' to celebrate the Pilgrimage of Saint Francis of Assisi to Santiago which happened in 1214 - 800 years ago and so this certificate is available this year (and then there won't be another until 2114).
I received mine on the 25th april and it says:
Pax et Bonum
Sancti Francisci
Conventus Composelae
Peregrinus Sancti Jacobi Composservi Dei, Francisci Assisi protectione, aedes, quas dominus Cotolaya fundavit, ad praesentiam et permansionem Fratrum Minorum in hac urbe Metropolitana, visit
De mandato fraternitatis suae Revmae
Fr. Francisco Javier Castro Miramontes
Guardianus et humilis in Domino Servus
This translates (imperfectly) as:
Peace and Good
San Francisco
Congress Composelae
Crusaders of the Holy One of Jacob Composservi of God, the protection of Francis of Assisi, house, and
the protection of other buildings, which the Lord hath founded the Cotolaya, in this city at the presence of the Friars Minor and the tenure of Metropolitan and inspected the mandate of the brotherhood of charge Francisco Javier Castro Miramontes And humble servant of the Lord Warden
To get this certificate you need to take your credential to the Francistern Church 10-11 in the morning or 5-7 in the afternoon. Once inside go down the left hand side of the Church to the big wooden doors where there is a monk at a desk who will check your credential, stamp it and get you to fill in a simple form with your name, age and a few other details before he fills in your certificate and gives it to you (they do ask for a small donation).
I have a map of the Church's position and a picture of the certificate (and the Church's sello) on my blog at http://footprintsonthecamino.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/a-compostela-only-available-this-year.html
I received mine on the 25th april and it says:
Pax et Bonum
Sancti Francisci
Conventus Composelae
Peregrinus Sancti Jacobi Composservi Dei, Francisci Assisi protectione, aedes, quas dominus Cotolaya fundavit, ad praesentiam et permansionem Fratrum Minorum in hac urbe Metropolitana, visit
De mandato fraternitatis suae Revmae
Fr. Francisco Javier Castro Miramontes
Guardianus et humilis in Domino Servus
This translates (imperfectly) as:
Peace and Good
San Francisco
Congress Composelae
Crusaders of the Holy One of Jacob Composservi of God, the protection of Francis of Assisi, house, and
the protection of other buildings, which the Lord hath founded the Cotolaya, in this city at the presence of the Friars Minor and the tenure of Metropolitan and inspected the mandate of the brotherhood of charge Francisco Javier Castro Miramontes And humble servant of the Lord Warden
To get this certificate you need to take your credential to the Francistern Church 10-11 in the morning or 5-7 in the afternoon. Once inside go down the left hand side of the Church to the big wooden doors where there is a monk at a desk who will check your credential, stamp it and get you to fill in a simple form with your name, age and a few other details before he fills in your certificate and gives it to you (they do ask for a small donation).
I have a map of the Church's position and a picture of the certificate (and the Church's sello) on my blog at http://footprintsonthecamino.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/a-compostela-only-available-this-year.html