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Professor and writer Maryjane Dunn, an American Pilgrims lifetime member, was awarded the 11th annual Aymeric Picaud International Prize, recognizing her length and breadth of work related to the Camino de Santiago.
A remembrance of Father José Ignacio, who was a driving force in the founding of the modern hospitalero movement.
It is with much sadness I inform you that our fellow peregrino John Brierley has died. Countless numbers of us have relied on John’s guidebooks as we undertook our caminos.
Luis Gtiérrez Perrino, President of the Spanish Federation of Associations of Friends of the Camino de Santiago, shared with American Pilgrims that José Ramón Barranco passed away on February 27. He was 92 years old. José Ramón Barranco, Perrino notes, has played a significant role in the Spanish Federation for many years. A member of … Read more
of Rhode Island and were joint authors of “The Cultural Guide to the Camino de Santiago” and “Pilgrimage: From the Ganges to Graceland”.