The Original Way - Camino Primitivo

This pilgrimage way to Compostela was used by the first devout pilgrims from the newly-formed kingdom of Asturias. It was therefore the very first of the pilgrimage routes, as its current name indicates.

The Original Way might very well have been the route taken by King Alphonse II, the Chaste, from Oviedo, the capital of the kingdom of Asturias to the tomb of Saint James, during the 9th century. This monarch, who played a decisive role in confirming that the remains unearthed in Compostela belonged to Saint James the Apostle, sponsored the founding of the first basilica in Compostela and collaborated in organising the early cult of Saint James. He was also a patron of the first monastic community devoted to services of worship at the altar of Saint James. read more..

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