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Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace 1536, rising of Roman Catholics in N England. It was a protest against the government's abolition of papal supremacy (1534) and confiscation (1536) of the smaller monastic properties, intensified by grievances against inclosures and high rents and taxes. The Catholics proteste... Read more
pilgrim
pilgrim one who travels to a shrine or other sacred place out of religious motives. Pilgrimages are a feature of many religions and cultures. Examples in ancient Greece were the pilgrimages to Eleusis and Delphi. Pilgrimages are well established in India (e.g., to Varanasi, or Benares, on the sacre... Read more
Arafat
Arafat or Arafa , granite hill, Saudi Arabia, near Mecca . The hill was an ancient pagan sanctuary and is shrouded in many legends. It is a site for prayers during the hajj , the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. Atop the hill is a minaret, reached by broad stone steps. On the 60th step is a ... Read more
Croagh Patrick
Croagh Patrick , mountain, 2,510 ft (765 m) high, Co. Mayo, W Republic of Ireland, near Westport Bay. Legend connects it with St. Patrick, and its summit has long been a place of pilgrimage. ... Read more
An Najaf
An Najaf , city (1987 pop. 309,010), S central Iraq, on a lake near the Euphrates River. The city, one of Shi'a Islam's holiest, is also called Mashad Ali, after the tomb (in a mosque) of Ali , son-in-law of Muhammad the Prophet. The tomb is an object of pilgrimage by Shiite Muslims and a starting ... Read more
hajj
hajj , the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, one of the five basic requirements ( arkan or "pillars" ) of Islam. Its annual observance corresponds to the major holy day id al-adha, itself a commemoration of Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son on Divine orders. While the hajj is a relig... Read more
Avellino
Avellino , city (1991 pop. 55,662), capital of Avellino prov., Campania, S Italy. It is an agricultural and light manufacturing center. Although damaged by earthquakes in 1930 and 1980, the city has retained much of its medieval aspect. Of note are the 12th-century cathedral and the ruins of a castl... Read more
Cartago
Cartago , city (1995 est. pop. 31,413), central Costa Rica, capital of Cartago prov. The raising of livestock and the production of coffee are its main industries. Cartago was founded in 1563. It was the political center of Costa Rica until shortly after independence was won from Spain in 1821 and r... Read more
Saint David
Saint David d.588?, patron saint of Wales, first abbot of Menevia (present-day Saint David's ). He apparently established a strict rule and was a zealous missionary, founding 12 monasteries. His cult, which was popular in Wales from very early days, made the pilgrimage to his shrine important in t... Read more
Halle
Halle , Fr. Hal, commune (1991 pop. 32,758), Flemish Brabant prov., central Belgium, on the Charleroi-Brussels Canal. It is a commercial and industrial center. Manufactures include textiles, carpets, and iron and steel products. Halle's Gothic Church of Our Lady (14th-15th cent.), a popular pilgri... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Pilgrimage"

Nabi Musa Pilgrimage
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa NABI MUSA PILGRIMAGE annual muslim pilgrimage to a shrine situated in the desert between jerusalem and...according to muslim tradition, moses is buried. The Nabi Musa pilgrimage starts a week before the Greek Orthodox Good Friday. According...
pilgrimage
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History pilgrimage, a phenomenon found in many religions...Gall) saw themselves on ‘pilgrimage for Christ’ as penitents...stories or Immrama ). The other notion of pilgrimage (trip, short stay at the holy place...
Pilgrimage of Grace
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Pilgrimage of Grace 1536, rising of Roman Catholics...Although Aske and other leaders of the Pilgrimage of Grace tried to prevent this new disorder...The repression in N England after the Pilgrimage of Grace put an end to open opposition...
Pilgrimage church architecture
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Pilgrimage church architecture see Romanesque architecture and art .
Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land, poem in 150 cantos by Melville , published in two volumes in 1876. Using the setting he observed on a trip...
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, a poem in Spenserian stanzas by Byron , of which the first two cantos appeared in 1812, Canto III in 1816, and Canto IV in...
pilgrim
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Taisha). The Temple at Jerusalem was the center of an annual pilgrimage of Jews at Passover. Every Muslim tries to make the pilgrimage to Mecca once in his life; this is the pilgrimage (Hajj) par excellence and has had a remarkable effect in...
hajj
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition hajj , the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, one of the...stoning of evil. A central event of the pilgrimage is at the station on the plain of Arafat...addressed his followers during his last pilgrimage. The Mecca rituals are customarily...
Lough Derg
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History ...Donegal, a place of severe penitential pilgrimage where, reputedly, Patrick fasted to...Sancti Patricii (1184). He told of the pilgrimage of a knight, Owein, to where Patrick...translation. Pope Alexander VI forbade the pilgrimage (1497), but to little effect. Lough...
Mecca
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...triumph of Islam in Arabia, and its role as a pilgrimage destination for all Muslims. The pilgrimage to Mecca ( hajj ) — once in one...years old. Muhammad himself completed the pilgrimage in year 10 of the Muslim calendar (632...

Dictionary entries related to "Pilgrimage"

Pilgrimage
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Pilgrimage. The literal or metaphorical movement to a condition or place of holiness or healing. Pilgrimage may be interior or exterior. Interior pilgrimage is the movement of a life from a relatively abject condition...
pilgrimage
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism pilgrimage. Undertaking religious pilgrimage is a seen as a meritorious practice since it focuses the...saintly people, or holy objects. Those undertaking a pilgrimage are believed to accumulate good karma as a result. Pilgrimages...
pilgrimage-church
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture pilgrimage-church. Although many great churches were places of pilgrimage (e.g. the Cathedrals of Canterbury and Lincoln...the term is especially given to those churches on pilgrimage-routes, e.g. on the way to Santiago de Compostela...
Grace, Pilgrimage of
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Grace, Pilgrimage of. See PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE .
Pilgrimage of Grace
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Pilgrimage of Grace, 1536–7. The Pilgrimage was a widespread northern rising against Henry VIII's religious policies. It seems to have been triggered by the dissolution of the smaller monasteries, began at Louth in Lincolnshire...
Pilgrimage of Grace, the
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Pilgrimage of Grace, the. A series of risings in N. England in 1536–7. There was widespread hatred of T. Cromwell and of...
Egeria, Pilgrimage of
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Egeria, Pilgrimage of. The account of a journey by a devout woman to Egypt, the Holy Land , Edessa , Asia Minor, and Constantinople , probably...
Travel from Europe and the Middle East
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...return — continuing with pilgrimage, educational, and diplomatic travel...image associated with travel, that of pilgrimage. One could classify the ancient Hebrew narratives as pilgrimage, but the concept, which gains importance...
Journey
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...721 – 722] Canterbury Tales pilgrimage from London to Canterbury during which...Canterbury Tales ] Childe Harold makes pilgrimage throughout Europe for liberty and personal...x201C; Childe Harold ’ s Pilgrimage ” in Magill IV, 127 –...
Lough Derg
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology ...Purgatory, long the focus of religious pilgrimage. No documentable evidence survives...nach to its waters, turning them red. Pilgrimage to the lake began well before the 12th...Yolande de Pontfarcy, The Medieval Pilgrimage to St. Patrick's Purgatory (Enniskillen...

Thesaurus entries related to "Pilgrimage"

pilgrimage
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English pilgrimage • noun  make a pilgrimage to Bethlehem/Mecca synonyms : religious expedition, holy expedition, trek, excursion, hajj.
journey
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...wandering, globe-trotting; odyssey, pilgrimage; peregrination. • verb...journey, excursion, expedition, jaunt, pilgrimage, trip, voyage While all of these nouns...rest of these nouns, expedition and pilgrimage apply to journeys that are undertaken...
odyssey
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus odyssey • noun  Magellan's great odyssey | the book details her odyssey from housewife to world leader synonyms : journey, voyage, trek, travels, quest, crusade, pilgrimage, wandering, journeying; archaic peregrination.
voyage
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...noun  the voyage lasted 120 days synonyms : journey, trip, expedition, excursion, tour; hike, trek, travels; pilgrimage, quest, crusade, odyssey; cruise, passage, flight, drive, road trip. See note at journey. • verb  ...
quest
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...synonyms : expedition, journey, voyage, trek, travels, odyssey, adventure, exploration, search; crusade, mission, pilgrimage; informal Holy Grail. phrase: in quest of  thousands flocked north in quest of gold synonyms : in search of...

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Pilgrimage: the English Experience from Becket to Bunyan.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; Pilgrimage: The English Experience from Becket to Bunyan, edited...fulfils its promise to advance scholarship on English pilgrimage in ways which complement recent studies of pilgrimage on the Continent. The nine distinguished contributors...
Pilgrimage Holy Sites: A Classification of Jewish Holy Sites in Israel.
Magazine article from: Journal of Cultural Geography; 3/22/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...Abstract. This paper deals with Jewish pilgrimage sites in Israel. The research analyzes...concepts introduced into the study of pilgrimage by Turner (1969; 1973), Turner and...Turners' concept of the location of the pilgrimage centers, following which the connection...
Pilgrimage. The English Experience from Becket to Bunyan.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Church History; 12/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...2002. xvi + 268 pp. $ 60.00 cloth. Pilgrimage is a collection of nine articles concerning pilgrimage within and from England from about 1100...discussed topics include Plantagenet kings' pilgrimage practices; art and architecture at shrines...
Pilgrimage: The English Experience from Becket to Bunyan.(Reviews of Books)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Albion; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Colin Morris and Peter Roberts, eds. Pilgrimage: The English Experience from Becket...timely contribution to the study of pilgrimage, its nature and manifestations. It...in his contribution wonders whether pilgrimage to Jerusalem was as powerful an influence...
Pilgrimage and Healing
Magazine article from: Western Folklore; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; Pilgrimage and Healing. Edited by Jill Dubisch...bibliography, index. $50.00 cloth) Pilgrimage and Healing is a significant anthology whose ten essays cover a wide variety of pilgrimage subjects both religious and secular...
Pilgrimage and Holy Space in Late Antique Egypt.
Magazine article from: Church History; 6/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; Pilgrimage and Holy Space in Late Antique Egypt. Edited...history invites readers to appreciate the role pilgrimage played in the Christianization of Egypt. Some aspects of pilgrimage addressed here, such as pilgrim chants, have...
Graves as attractions: pilgrimage-tourism to Jewish holy graves in Israel.
Magazine article from: Journal of Cultural Geography; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words ; ABSTRACT. Pilgrimage, whether religious or secular, is...research deals with the phenomenon of pilgrimage to the graves of saintly Jews in Israel...time, and to assess the phenomenon of pilgrimage. This includes the motives for pilgrimage...
Pilgrims and Pilgrimage in the Medieval West.
Magazine article from: Church History; 3/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...pp. $59.50 cloth. Pilgrims and Pilgrimage comprises sets of translated documents...essays concerning various aspects of pilgrimage. Webb starts with a cursory review of early medieval pilgrimage before she focuses on the period between...
Medieval European Pilgrimage, c. 700-c. 1500
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; Medieval European Pilgrimage, c. 700-c. 1500. By Diana Webb...Pp. xvii, 185. $69.95.) Pilgrimage, defined as a religiously motivated...Webb's book on Medieval European Pilgrimage deals with a particularly important...
Love's Pilgrimage: The Holy Journey in English Renaissance Literature.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words ; Grace Tiffany. Love's Pilgrimage: The Holy Journey in English Renaissance...1. Grace Tiffany's Love's Pilgrimage appears at a moment of renewed scholarly...Examining representations of Christian pilgrimage in sixteenth- and seventeenth...