Camino de Santiago focuses on social

For a few thousand years, each step in pegrinaje has a history that count in the Camino de Santiago, in Santiago of Compostela, Spain, city that moves 9 million tourists a year.

Is the first Center of Catholic pilgrimage after Jerusalem and Rome, in devotion of the Apostle Santiago. religion, culture, sport or curiosity may be the motivations of the route that stretches over about 800 kilometers, with 28 stages identified.

To win the famous Pilgrim, which is like a certificate that issued the Church, there are minimum distances. On foot, you have to walk about 100 kilometres. Also, may be horse and bicycle.

A delegation of the order of the Camino de Santiago, headed by its President, Miguel Pampín Rua, is in the country today concluded an active agenda.

Together with Emilio Santasmarinas, José Alfredo Ekwikivi and businessman Manuel Lorenzo Costa, Advisor for Dominican Republic, participated u000abreakfast of LISTÍN DIARIO.

With expresses enthusiasm that the Camino de Santiago has teamed up with all the peoples of Europe in culture.

"When you get to the goal seems you releasing, you get a tingling sensation your body, something divine has to be" counted Pampín, who was a Senator and stresses that Compostela is a world record.

A special chapter of investiture was held in the Cathedral of Santo Domingo, where 19 personalities of the Dominican Republic became as Knights and Dames of the order of the Camino de Santiago. Stand out among them the President of the Senate, Reinaldo wall Pérez; the Mayor of Santo Domingo, Roberto Salcedo; the cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez; the Emeritus Bishop of Santo Domingo, Francisco José Arnaiz; the director general of the Instituto postal postcard, Modesto Guzmán, and entrepreneurs.

the order of the Camino de Santiago is represented in 25 countries, with 1,110 Knights and u000aLadies, 80% of Spain.

Obra social
social work of the order distributes 3 pounds of food a year. There are 315 municipalities in Galicia, Spain. Signed an agreement with the municipal services of social assistance and send every month a package with non-perishable products to feed needy families. They help when there are international misfortunes and cite the case of the earthquake in Haiti, where they sent several containers with food, tents, 13 thousand pots to boil water and cook.

Pampín will Santiago de Cuba in these days to deliver the documentation of an ambulance which will serve as a Centre for the elderly.

The entity, in each country, please independently social programmes, always retaining the Headquarters guidelines.

Working with needy children, with delivery of up to 12,000 pieces of toys, and attend women abused and deceived by networks u000aof trafficking for prostitution. They help some foster homes in Spain.

Country
the Organization, with representation in the country, identifies social programs where they can help the most needy.

On Monday visited to the Mayor of Santo Domingo, who dedicated a reception and declared visitors disinguidos.

Visited Santiago de los Caballeros, they were greeted by Vice President Albuquerque and wall Pérez, knighted. It will also issue a stamp dedicated to the pilgrimage and July 25 will be day of festivities in honor of Santiago apostle.

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Element historical
El Camino de Santiago had a first order, the changers, defended the pilgrims on the road, providing further assistance.
In 1170, the order of Santiago, founded during the reign of Ferdinand II, took over the maintenance of the Inns (hospital for pilgrims), food u000afree, and with important possessions under the control of the Church of Compostela. In the year 1873, it was suppressed by the Republic I and restored in 1931.

La order del Camino is present in many countries of the world, and especially in America, where the Santiago Apostle, so present from Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de los Caballeros in Dominican Republic, Santiago Chile, wants to be a nexus of cultural, economic and social of the various peoples with common roots United through the Camino de Santiago.

Formerly made the journey without money and the hospitality of the people was that was helping.

Pilgrim only came with a brown coat, a hat against Sun, a cane for support and container to carry a bit of bread hard
.The assailants on the way, to see people with such clothing is not motivated to steal them.

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