Pilgrimage Flashcards
1
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What is a pilgrimage?
A
A special journey undertaken for a spiritual reason.
2
Q
Why do people go on a pilgrimage?
A
- to spend time focusing on God
- to visit a place where Jesus/saints/imporant people in Christianity lived
- to visit the burial places of important Christians
- to see relics
- to enhance one’s spirituality through penance and prayer
- a special occasion for renewal in prayer
- to pray for miracles
- to spend time with other Christians
3
Q
Where might a Christian go on pilgrimage?
A
- Rome
- Bethlehem
- Jerusalem
- Canterbury
- Lourdes
4
Q
What is the importance of Bethlehem as a place of pilgrimage?
A
- where jesus was born
- remembres the journey Mary and Joseph had to make and the hardships they faced
- it was where the wisemen visited
5
Q
What is the importance of Rome as a place of pilgrimage?
A
- centre of the Cathloic church
- where the Pope lives
- many religious buildings
- where St Peter and St Paul are meant to have been
- has religious relics here
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