Pilgrimage mania took hold in the 4th century as devotion to the saints increased. Increased pilgrims also led to the development of an infrastructure to support them. However, not everyone felt that increased desire for pilgrimage was a good thing.
Links:
The Burial Place of Jerome in Bethlehem by Bonio.
The feast of the Encaenia
Pilgrimage of Egeria
Map of Egeria’s pilgrimage
Paula’s letter on the Holy Places
Jerome’s letter to Eustochium on Paula’s visit to the Holy Land
Gregory of Nyssa On Pilgrimages
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#404 – A History of the Catholic Church – On Pilgrimage
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