Religious Studies - 6 - Christianity - Practices - 205 - Pilgrimages

Question 1

What is a pilgrimage?

Answer 1

A journey to a sacred place, usually as an act of religious devotion.

Question 2

Which religion has a long history of pilgrimage to the Holy Land?

Answer 2

Christianity

Question 3

Name two specific sites of pilgrimage mentioned.

Answer 3

• Walsingham in Britain
• Taizé in France

Question 4

What belief unites all pilgrims in their journey?

Answer 4

Life itself is a journey towards God.

Question 5

True or False: Modern-day pilgrims face the same dangers as medieval pilgrims.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

What does a pilgrimage represent?

Answer 6

A pilgrimage represents the journey that all Christians undertake from earth to heaven.

Question 7

What does pilgrimage represent in the context of faith?

Answer 7

Faith in action

Question 8

What is reformation?

Answer 8

When Henry the 8th split with the Catholic Church and established the Church of England.

He destroyed many of the monasteries in Britain.

Question 9

What is ecumenical?

Answer 9

representing/promoting unity within the different Christian churches.