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Why are you asking that's the rule as it stands, is there a point your making or is it just curiosity? its really not that big of a deal but interesting question.I belive to get the compostella one needs to have walked the last 100km and got two stamps per day.
When was this rule introduced and was it controversial?
Also, if someone has walked from St Jean or Puy or Paris, would they be refused a compostella if they only had one stamp on one of the last days?
That is an absolute possibility. The requirement for a compo-wotsit is two stamps a day for the 100km into Santiago. Where you started; how many mountains you climbed; how many menu purgatorio you have consumed; whether you believe in any of the available Gods or none: these matter not. Collecting 10-12 stamps (depending on your speed-over-ground”) on your final romp to the Pilgrims’ Office is the determinator. Nothing else matters, would they be refused a compostela if they only had one stamp on one of the last days?
When was this rule introduced and was it controversial?
That's helpful, I will read through thank you.Hi @Bedspring
There are many threads on the forum which cover your questions.
For some info I’ve attached a recent thread (march2024) wherein many of our forum members have contributed their thoughts and insights (historical & general ) etc etc.
And a more recent thread this week, (still in progress ) about qualifying ( 100k) Compostela into Santiago from Finisterre/Muxia.
When possible, the Pilgrim Office staff actually look for reasons to approve Compostelas. They get no pleasure in denying them. But, the rules are the rules. Otherwise, they might as well sell certificates at self-service terminals all over town.There was no 100km minimum rule at the time of my first Camino in 1990. I believe the rule was introduced in time for the 1993 Holy Year which was heavily promoted by the Xunta. The rule requiring two stamps per day is a later addition. Volunteers in the pilgrim office have some discretion in counting sellos and issuing Compostelas and people who have walked long distances do sometimes report receiving one with fewer than two stamps per day in the final 100km stage. But if someone intends to ask for a Compostela it seems unwise to disregard the pilgrim office's rules when sellos are so readily available anyway.
Forgive me for being a doofus but what does that mean. Oh but as I write this a small candle went off in my head. I think it is someone who doesn't know something with their hands up. Am I right¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Two things. Now you have a good explanation of the rules. Secondly just get two from Sarria or wherever you are coming into Santiago. If you want the Compostela, make it easy on yourself and get two stamps. The sellos are everywhere. Buen CaminoI belive to get the compostela one needs to have walked the last 100km and got two stamps per day.
When was this rule introduced and was it controversial?
Also, if someone has walked from St Jean or Puy or Paris, would they be refused a compostela if they only had one stamp on one of the last days?
Yes, that's it.Forgive me for being a doofus but what does that mean. Oh but as I write this a small candle went off in my head. I think it is someone who doesn't know something with their hands up. Am I right
And make it easy on the volunteers at the pilgrim office. It's much easier for them if they don't need to make a judgement call.Two things. Now you have a good explanation of the rules. Secondly just get two from Sarria or wherever you are coming into Santiago. If you want the Compostela, make it easy on yourself and get two stamps. The sellos are everywhere. Buen Camino
I have seen posts online over the years from people who walked the final 100km in two or three days and then encountered similar problems at the pilgrim office. For a pilgrimage where walking is considered so integral to the whole business it is surprising that those of us who actively enjoy walking long days meet with such suspicion. Not everyone on a pilgrimage route believes that walking is best taken in homeopathic doses....In addition, the person on duty didn't believe that I had walked from SJPDP in 20 days.
THANK YOU!And make it easy on the volunteers at the pilgrim office. It's much easier for them if they don't need to make a judgement call.
@Bradypus, are you sure of that? I am asking for a friend, of courseThere was no 100km minimum rule at the time of my first Camino in 1990. I believe the rule was introduced in time for the 1993 Holy Year which was heavily promoted by the Xunta.
Rules apply and for Pilgrims are common knowledge. I don't think, if you miss a single stamp, that there will be a dispute, if all other stamps show your effort.Also, if someone has walked from St Jean or Puy or Paris, would they be refused a compostela if they only had one stamp on one of the last days?
There was no mention of any 100km minimum distance in the Confraternity of St James guide which I carried on my first Camino - which would have been a very strange omission. No one I met along the way or on arrival in Santiago mentioned any such rule either. And in a thread discussing a proposed increase to 300km a long piece by Anton Pombo is quoted which mentions the introduction of the 100km rule in association with the 1993 Holy Year. While my own memory is increasingly unreliable and I am quite happy to accept that I may be mistaken I would tend to defer to Anton Pombo on matters to do with the history of the Camino unless I see conclusive proof otherwise.@Bradypus, are you sure of that? I am asking for a friend, of course.
I was simply sharing a bit of info that I found interesting. Who is to be believed as a more trusty source than another and how bits of information found here and there on the internet are put together and interpreted - I am staying out of it.100km
Yes. As far as I know, there's no time limit for requesting a Compostela.can I use the old credencial from this year to get my compostela?
The rule was and is purposed to limit the number of qualifying pilgrims to some "reasonable" number, though truth is that our numbers have increased so much that it's hundreds of thousands every year anyway -- but bear in mind that without this condition, the number would probably be in the millions, as the great majority of pilgrims to Santiago are not foot pilgrims.I belive to get the compostela one needs to have walked the last 100km and got two stamps per day.
When was this rule introduced and was it controversial?
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