Category: Background information
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Meditations on pilgrimage, monasteries and the Christian concept of charity
My pilgrimage to Rome will give me the opportunity to sample the monastic way of life in much the same way as pilgrims travelling along the Via Francigena would have done staying in hospices run by religious orders along the route. I’ll be stepping out of my ‘comfort zone’ and…
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A Brief History of the Benedictine Order
As I’m hoping to spend time in a number of Benedictine monasteries on my walk to Rome, I thought it might be helpful to write a blog post on the history, teachings and way of life of the Benedictine Order of Monks or the ‘Black Monks’ as they are popularly…
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The day the Cornish invaded Guildford
In general, Guildford has had a blessedly peaceful history. It has the good fortune to be situated in a long settled part of England and shelters behind the joint protection of London and the Southern Coastal defences. Aside from the massacre of Alfred Atheling’s followers in 1036 and the far…
Pilgrim's Progress - Long Distance Walks in Europe and the UK 