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The Vatican is the location of the governing body of the Roman Catholic Church, including the Pope and a rather extensive ecclesiatical bureaucracy. Catholics consider this to be holy and therefore are interested in visiting it.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoPeople go to Vatican City for pilgrimages because this is where the Pope lives. It is the seat of the Catholic Church.
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∙ 10y agoBecause there are many land marks and beautiful pieces of art.
It is the home of the Catholic church. It has great religious significance for Roman Catholics.
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How long do people go to school in Vatican City?
There are no elementary or secondary schools in the Vatican.
Where do people go on pilgrimage's?
People go on pilgrimages to places likeLourdes where a vast number of miracles have taken place to people who maybe could not walk or could not talk and some of them were healed. Also people go to places like Rome to see the pope in the Vatican city and to pray in St. Peter's Basilica with or without the pope. Some people think that "WHERE" do people go on pilgrimages is the same as "WHY" do they but i don't think so and this is why i have put this up here to give people idea's who have the same perspective
Why do people go on pilgrimages to?
People go on pilgrimages to go to a new place where they can freely practice their desired religion without and consequences.
Are pilgrimages a thing of the past?
People still go on pilgrimages, such as Hindus and the Muslims.
Why did medieval people go on pilgrimages?
the main reason they went on pilgrimages is to build their relationship with god
Did rich people and poor people go to the same pilgrimages?
During medieval times, rich and poor people did go on pilgrimages to the same holy sites, such as Jerusalem or Santiago de Compostela. However, rich pilgrims could afford better accommodations and services along the way, while poor pilgrims often relied on charity and stayed in less comfortable conditions.
Why do Jewish people go on pilgrimages?
There is no pilgrimage in modern Judaism.
Give you facts about pilgrimages in Europe?
Lourdes is a pilgrimage site for our Lady in the south of France. People fast and go without sleep while on pilgrimage in Lough Derg in Ireland. Fatima is a pilgrimage site for our Lady in Portugal. Many people go in the walk for the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Vatican City is a place of pilgrimage as it is where the head of the Catholic Church lives.
How many people go on pilgrimages?
Catholics are not required to go on pilgrimages to any of the various holy sites throughout the world. Some Catholics never go, others may go on pilgrimages quite frequently.
Why did people go to pilgrimages to Canterbury?
To honor the site of Becket's death.
What are pilgrimages?
a mass movement of people who go on a journey somewhere and tell people stories
When do people go on pilgrimages?
people go on pilgrims so that their sins would be forgiven. if you want to read a poem about pilgrims then I suggest The Canterbury Tales!
