The Road to Santiago de Compostela: Pilgrimage and Spectacle
A lecture by Ian Cockburn presented by The Arts Society Ealing
The route is dotted with Romanesque churches and monasteries
October 23, 2024
The next lecture to be presented by The Arts Society Ealing will be given by Ian Cockburn on the subject, “The Road to Santiago de Compostela: Pilgrimage and Spectacle”.
In the 11th and 12th centuries, when the so-called ‘Cult of Saints’ was at its peak, the idea of a physical journey towards a spiritual goal was extremely popular. The cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, in north-western Spain, was one of the three most important Christian pilgrimage sites of the medieval period, after Jerusalem and Rome.
The ‘camino’, or pilgrimage road, across northern Spain thus became one of the most widely-used of medieval times, dotted with Romanesque churches and monasteries, designed to incorporate the veneration of saints into sumptuous architecture, replete with religious sculptures and elaborate reliquaries, and thus to attract the many pilgrims and their money.
Ian Cockburn is a specialist in the nearly 800 years of Moorish occupation and Christian reconquest of medieval Iberia. He is founder and director of an art tours company specialising in guided cultural tours in Spain, and he lectures at the V&A, SOAS, Christie’s Education, and the London Art History Society.
This talk is at 7:30pm on Monday 28 October at Barnabas Church Hall, Pitshanger Lane, Ealing W5 1QG.
Visitors are welcome to attend at £8 per lecture (£3 for students); payment can be made in cash or by card on the evening.
The Arts Society Ealing belongs to the large umbrella organisation, The Arts Society, previously known as the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS), which was founded in 1968. The local Society has a membership of around 140.
The Arts Society Ealing holds 10 lectures a year and more information can be found by visiting its web site.
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