@AnneEBailey1

Oxford medievalist; pilgrimage enthusiast and researcher. Saints, relics, shrines, pilgrims. Member of @OxfordHistory and Tutor @OxLifelongLearn

 Oxford and Wiltshire
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Joined January 2019
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My article, "Journey or Destination? Rethinking Pilgrimage in the Western Tradition" is now online (Open Access). Delighted it has been chosen for the front cover of the @Religions_MDPI Special Issue, "Pilgrimage and Religious Mobilization in the World"! mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/9/1157
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More for St Frideswide's Day: the launch of the St Frideswide's Way in 2024! youtube.com/watch?v=JOF2RJ9Z…

St Frideswide's Way Launch, 2024

Join the pilgrims on the inaugural pilgrimage walk along the new St...

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Twelve of Spain's most popular influencers walk the Camino de Santiago: "I'm really excited" msn.com/es-es/entretenimient…
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How about celebrating St Frideswide's special day with a walk along her newly created pilgrim route between Oxford and Reading, a section of the Camino Inglés?! 👣 (Guide books can be purchased @ChChCathedralOx and from the @CSJ_UK.)
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Happy St Frideswide's Day! 😇 Frideswide is the patron saint of Oxford and her shrine @ChChCathedralOx is still visited by pilgrims today!
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Singing Camino across London indcatholicnews.com/news/561…

Singing Camino across London | ICN

A mini Camino took place under a glorious blue sky in London on Saturday.Rafael Montero from El Parnaso Hyspano, led the pilgrimage from Farm Street Jesuit Church to St James' Spanish Place -...

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Happy St Frideswide's Day! 😇 Frideswide is the patron saint of Oxford and her shrine @ChChCathedralOx is still visited by pilgrims today!
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The Camino de Santiago changes map in its record year: Portuguese routes are hot on the heels of the French elcorreogallego.es/santiago/…

El Camino de Santiago cambia de mapa en su año récord: las rutas portuguesas pisan los talones al...

Las Compostelas rozan ya las 535.000, con más extranjeros que nunca y un septiembre que se consolida como el gran mes de las peregrinaciones

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Our Lady of Grace of Ipswich: A forgotten spiritual heritage ewtn.co.uk/article-gb-our-la…

Our Lady of Grace of Ipswich: A forgotten spiritual heritage

Madonna delle Grazie, known to locals as "The English Lady". Basilica of Our Lady of Grace and Saint Maria Goretti in Nettuno, Italy. | Credit: Fr Luke Goymour   Our Lady of Grace of Ipswich,...

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Archaeologists Unearth 20FT Marble Monument Beneath Jerusalem Church at Centre of Jesus Tomb Mystery ibtimes.co.uk/circular-marbl…

Archaeologists Unearth 20FT Marble Monument Beneath Jerusalem Church at Centre of Jesus Tomb Mystery

Archaeologists studying Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre have identified remains of a circular marble monument surrounding the chamber traditionally venerated as Jesus' tomb.

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The monks' Night Stairs at Hexham Abbey: 35 stone steps, 13th century. 📸2025
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Reliquary containing a relic of Æthelthryth's hand at St Etheldreda's Church, Ely Place, Holborn. The relic was rediscovered in 1811 and installed in the church in 1879. 📸2026
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Oct 17: Feast of the translation of Æthelthryth (†679), virgin. Queen of the Northumbrians, then nun at Coludaesburg (Coldingham) and finally founder-abbess of the double monastery at Ely. Her incorrupt body was given a more prestigious resting place #OTD in both 695 and 1106.
A depiction of Æthelthryth holding a book and flower from the Benedictional of St Æthelwold.

ALT A depiction of Æthelthryth holding a book and flower from the Benedictional of St Æthelwold.

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Turkey: Cyclist returns to Mary's house that inspired Jerusalem pilgrimage indcatholicnews.com/news/560…

Turkey: Cyclist returns to Mary's house that inspired Jerusalem pilgrimage | ICN

A gardener cycling from London to Jerusalem has returned to the shrine that inspired his pilgrimage, describing it as one of the ride's most significant moments as he enters what he expects to be the...

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North Ages@NorthAgesOct 17
Oct 17: Feast of the translation of Æthelthryth (†679), virgin. Queen of the Northumbrians, then nun at Coludaesburg (Coldingham) and finally founder-abbess of the double monastery at Ely. Her incorrupt body was given a more prestigious resting place #OTD in both 695 and 1106.
A depiction of Æthelthryth holding a book and flower from the Benedictional of St Æthelwold.

ALT A depiction of Æthelthryth holding a book and flower from the Benedictional of St Æthelwold.

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What did the saints do for us? Pilgrimage, People and Places in a Storied Landscape - Hexham Abbey hexhamabbey.org.uk/event/wha…

What did the saints do for us? Pilgrimage, People and Places in a Storied Landscape - Hexham Abbey

From the Rector “Our beautiful Abbey church is, of course, well known as a place with a long Christian history, stretching back to Wilfrid, and including many other fascinating people […]

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Last month I joined the Catholic People’s Weeks Pilgrimage along the Augustine Camino! Article written by fellow pilgrim and CPW member, Alison Gelder. pilgrimways.org.uk/catholic-…

Catholic People’s Weeks Pilgrimage along the Augustine Camino

Catholic People’s Weeks provide 'holidays that make a difference'. This year they decided to have a walking pilgrimage. Alison Gelder tells the story.

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The magnificent nave of Hereford Cathedral, solidly built with its massive Norman piers and characteristic round arches. 📸2023
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Sacred Journeys: New Pilgrimage Tourism Project Launched in Japan japanstation.com/sacred-jour…

Sacred Journeys: New Pilgrimage Tourism Project Launched in Japan

Japan Airlines (JAL) has teamed up with four regional companies in the Japan Railways Group to launch a new tourism initiative focused on three legendary Japanese pilgrimage routes. JR East, JR...

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For #FontsonFriday, baptismal font designed by Augustus Pugin and installed at the Shrine of St Augustine (National Pugin Centre), Ramsgate, in 1852. Crafted from Caen stone.
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St Oswald's Church, Heavenfield, stands on the site where, it's said, King Oswald raised a wooden cross before the Battle of Heavenfield in 634. Today it stands on the St Oswald's Way and is again a place of pilgrimage.
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Before you walk, and after you walk. 17 books on the Shikoku Pilgrimage note.com/setouchi_base/n/nd8…
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If you've registered for my pilgrimage course next term, I'm sorry to say that it's been cancelled due to an unforeseen 'force majeure'. HOWEVER: the course will be back (same term and day) in 2028 - so watch this space for news!
Dr Anne E Bailey
@AnneEBailey1Sep 9
Interested in studying pilgrimage with me at Oxford University? Applications for my course @OxLifelongLearn now open! Follow this link for more information: lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/c…
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