Carimate

Left Santiago in route to Zaragoza at 3 PM. Caught the bus for a 12 hour bus ride to that allowed me the opportunity to visit the Basílica de Pilar in Zaragoza. This was one of the highlights of my trip. In 40 AD Saint Mary appeared to St. James in spirit form upon this pillar to encourage him to continúe his Journey of spreading Christianity throughout the región, also to inform him that she would be dying soon, and he would need to return to Jeruselum for her funeral. In Jeruselum, Saint James was killed. His followers were able to secretly transport his remains to his final resting place in Santiago, Spain.Read more