August 25, 2017 – 8:00 pm
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
On Paula and Eustochium
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
Saint Jerome takes advantage of his time in Rome to promote the consecrated life, especially among Rome’s upper class. These women: Marcella, Paula, Lea, Eustochium and Blaesilla – will, in turn, play a major role in the history of the Church. However, Jerome will also find himself caught in the ecclesiastical politics of Rome, much to his detriment.
Links:
Painting of Saint Jerome with Saints Paula and Eustochium by Francisco de Zurbarán
Jerome’s letter on Marcella
Jerome’s letter on Paula the Elder
Jerome’s letter to Eustochium on virginity
Jerome’s letter to Laeta about her daughter Paula
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#379 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Holy Women of Rome
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