Frómista 3

After visiting San Martin’s church, I walked across town to the San Pedro’s church (St Peter’s), which dates back to the 15th century.

I had 2 reasons to go to San Pedro’s. First, it has a collection of religious art and artefacts gathered from churches in the locality. There beautiful sculptures and paintings (mostly altarpieces), communion silverware and priest’s robes.

This collection also includes what is said to be the mass paten (plate) which featured in a miracle, which involved a priest trying to give communion/mass to a man who had been excommunicated for not repaying a loan, and who later became seriously ill. The bread became stuck to the paten and it is said that only after the man confessed his sin that the bread was released from the paten.

Second, the ‘pilgrim concert’ I’d seen earlier was to take place in San Pedro’s church. The concert included a number of pieces played on the pipe organ, followed by the organist singing several Gregorian chants, and finishing by playing a piece by JS Bach on the flute. The church was pretty full and the music excellent and uplifting.

Next I returned to the restaurant next to my albergue which was advertising a pilgrim menu de día. After finishing my delicious meal, I happened upon my Northern Irish friends from yesterday, who were eating at the same restaurant but in a different part of the building.Read more