Pilgrim by Gheorghe Tattarescu. Gheorghe Tattarescu (October 1818 - October 24 1894) was a Moldavian born Romanian painter and a pioneer of Neoclassicism

A pilgrim is one who undertakes a pilgrimage, literally 'far afield'. In Religion and Spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long journey or Search of great Moral significance This is traditionally a visit to a place of some religious or historic significance; often a considerable distance is traveled. Examples include a Muslim visiting Mecca or a Christian or Jew visiting Jerusalem. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Mecca ˈmɛkə also spelled Makkah ˈmækə (in full Makkah Al-Mukarramah (Arabic mækːæ(t ælmʊkarˑamæ مكّة المكرمة, literally Honored Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the No religion has laid greater stress on the duty of a pilgrim than Islam in the Hajj. The Hajj (حج is a pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah It is the largest annual pilgrimage in the world In the United States the word "Pilgrims" usually refers to the European settlers of New England, who celebrated the "First Thanksgiving" with the Native Americans in 1621. Pilgrims, or Pilgrim Fathers (or Pilgrim Mothers) is a name commonly applied to the early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in present-day Plymouth History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the In the United States, Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is an annual one-day legal holiday to express Gratitude for the things one has Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States

Religious pilgrims

Main article: Pilgrimage

Monument to pilgrims in Burgos, Spain

Pilgrims are common in many religions, including the faiths in ancient Egypt, Persia in the Mithraic period, India, China, and Japan. In Religion and Spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long journey or Search of great Moral significance History Early man of Neanderthal occupied sites around Burgos as early as 800000 years ago A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Ancient Egypt was an Ancient Civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia The Mithraic Mysteries or Mysteries of Mithras (also Mithraism) was a Roman mystery religion which became popular among the military in the late India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Greek and Roman custom of consulting the gods at local oracles, such as those at Dodona or Delphi, both in Greece, is widely known. The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. An oracle is a person or agency considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinion an Infallible authority usually spiritual in nature Dodona (from Doric Greek Δωδώνα Ionic Greek: Δωδώνη - Dodone) in Epirus in northwestern Greece, was a prehistoric Delphi ( Greek,) ( pronounce and dialectal forms) is an archaeological site and a modern town in Greece on the south-western In Greece, pilgrimages could either be personal, or state-sponsored. ^[1]

In the early period of Hebrew history, pilgrims traveled to Shiloh, Dan, Bethel, and eventually Jerusalem, leading the way for the other Abrahamic religions to include the practice. The history of Ancient Israel and Judah is known to us from classical sources including Judaism 's Tanakh or Hebrew Bible (known Shiloh or Shilo may refer to People Shiloh (given name Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, daughter of Angelina Jolie Bethel (בֵּית אֵל also written as Beth El or Beth-El, meaning "House of God" (in general or " House of (the specific god named El Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the The great Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca (now in Saudi Arabia), is obligatory for every able Muslim, and other Islamic devotional pilgrimages, particularly to the tombs of saints, are numerous. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Mecca ˈmɛkə also spelled Makkah ˈmækə (in full Makkah Al-Mukarramah (Arabic mækːæ(t ælmʊkarˑamæ مكّة المكرمة, literally Honored The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi For the New York prison see The Tombs. A Tomb is a repository for the remains of the dead. A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity The early Christians made pilgrimages to the scenes of the Passion of Christ in Jerusalem. Early Christianity is commonly defined as the Christianity of the three centuries between the Crucifixion of Jesus ( c This article describes the Christian Passion For other meanings see Passion. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the Even after Jerusalem had been occupied by the Saracens, the liberty of pilgrimage, on payment of a tax, was secured by treaty; the necessity of protecting pilgrims, however, gave rise to the medieval military orders, such as the Knights Templar. Saracen was a term used by Europeans in the Middle Ages for Fatimids at first then later for all who professed the religion of Islam. A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations. The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Solomonici commonly known as the Knights Templar or the Order

While religious pilgrims usually travel toward a singular destination, a physical location is not a necessity. One group of pilgrims in early Celtic Christianity were the Peregrinari Pro Christ, (Pilgrims for Christ), or "white martyrs," where pilgrims left with the intent to wander. Celtic Christianity, or Insular Christianity (sometimes called the Celtic Church or the British Church) broadly refers to the Early Medieval ^[2] This sort of pilgrimage was an ascetic religious practice, leaving home and the clan for an unknown destination, in complete trust of Divine Providence. Ascetic redirects here You might also be looking for Acetic acid. A clan is a group of People united by Kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor In Theology, Divine Providence, or simply Providence, is the sovereignty superintendence or agency of God over events in people's lives and throughout These travels often resulted in the founding of new abbeys and spreading Christianity among the pagan population in Britain as well as on continental Europe. An abbey (from Latin abbatia derived from Syriac abba "father" is a Christian Monastery or Sub-Roman Britain is a term derived from an Archaeologists ' label for the material culture of Britain in Late Antiquity. Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the Continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European

Cultural pilgrims

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visited Graceland, like many fans of Elvis Presley

A cultural pilgrimage, while also about personal journey, involves a secular response. is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006 Graceland is the name of the 138 acre estate and large white-columned mansion that once belonged to Elvis Presley, located at 3734 Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis Destinations for such pilgrims can include historic sites of national or cultural importance, and can be defined as places "of cultural significance: an artist's home, the location of a pivotal event or an iconic destination. "^[3] An example might be a baseball fan visiting Cooperstown, New York. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Other typical global destinations for cultural pilgrims include Auschwitz concentration camp, Gettysburg Battlefield, the Ernest Hemingway House or even Disneyland. "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany The Gettysburg Battlefield was the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1 to July 3, 1863, in and around the borough of Gettysburg The Ernest Hemingway House was the residence of author Ernest Hemingway in Key West, Florida, United States. ^[3] Cultural pilgrims can also travel on religious pilgrimage routes, such as the Way of St. James, as a historic or architectural tour rather than a religious experience. The Way of St James or St James' Way ( Galician O camiño de Santiago, Spanish name El Camino de Santiago) ^[4]

Secular pilgrims are also found under communism regimes. These devotional but strictly secular pilgrims visited locations such as the Mausoleum of Lenin or Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, or the Birthplace of Karl Marx. The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall ( commonly known as the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, or the Mao Mausoleum, the final resting place of Mao Zedong, Chairman The Karl Marx House museum (Karl-Marx-Haus is the house in Trier ( Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) in which Karl Marx was born in 1818 it Such visits were sometimes state-sponsored.

Notable pilgrims

Pope John Paul II was known as the "pilgrim pope" for his travels. Pope

Many national and international leaders have gone on pilgrimages for both personal and political reasons.

• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad^[5]
• Bridget of Sweden
• Egeria
• Godric of Finchale
• Columba
• Mahatma Gandhi^[6]
• Ruslan Gelayev
• Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama and Rangjung Rigpe Dorje
• Ignatius of Loyola
• Pope John Paul II
• Mustapha Kartali
• Margery Kempe
• Junichiro Koizumi

Revisions and sourced additions are welcome. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Saint Birgitta, also known as Santa Brigida or St Bridgid of Sweden and Birgitta of Vadstena, born Birgitta Birgersdottir ( 1303 In early Christian history, Egeria, also known as Aetheria, is the name of a Spanish or Gallic woman who made a Pilgrimage to Saint Godric of Finchale or Saint Goderic (c 1065&ndash May 21, 1170) was an English Hermit and popular Medieval WikipediaPersondata --> See Columba (disambiguation and St Columb for other uses Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January Ruslan (Hamzat Gelayev (Руслан (Хамзат Гелаев (1964 – February 28, 2004) was a Chechen field commander in the Chechen Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso (born Lhamo Döndrub ( 6 July 1935 in Qinghai) He is the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile The sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpei Dorje ( August 14, 1924 &ndash November 5, 1981) ( Wylie Rang 'byung rig pa'i Saint Ignatius redirects here for other Saints see Ignatius. Ignatius of Loyola, also known as Íñigo Oñaz López de Loyola Pope Mustapha Kartali (or Kertali was the main Islamist guerrilla leader in the Larbaa region during the Algerian Civil War. Margery Kempe (c 1373 &ndash after 1438 is known for writing The Book of Margery Kempe, a work considered by some to be the first Autobiography in the English is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006

References

Literature

• Documentation, of a modern pilgrimage to Rome. Kerschbaum & Gattinger, Via Francigena. DVD. Vienna: Verlag EUROVIA, 2005. ISBN 3200005009

External links

Traditional folk song about a pilgrim

• Pilgrims and Pilgrimage - An Online Teaching and Learning Resource
• The Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela Wiki
• All about Pilgrimage and Ways in Europe from the EUROVIA Association
• Way of A Pilgrim Modern Christian pilgrim loosely based on the Russian Orthodox classic The Way of A Pilgrim
• How to be a pilgrim Theory & Practice
• Pilgrimages to Jerusalem Descriptions of pilgrimages to Jerusalem from the 3rd-20th centuries
• Medieval Pilgrims' Clothing Illustrations of 13th-16th century pilgrims, and links to photos of 16th century clothing made for pilgrimage
• Account of pilgrimage to Nidaros (Trondheim) in Norway on Olav's Way. With useful page about kit.