Dr Anne E Bailey
@anneebailey1.bsky.social
Oxford medievalist, pilgrimage enthusiast and researcher.
Member of Oxford's Faculty of History and Departmental Tutor @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social
Posting about saints, relics, shrines, & pilgrims!
Member of Oxford's Faculty of History and Departmental Tutor @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social
Posting about saints, relics, shrines, & pilgrims!
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Tall Ship Camino Inglés, 2024
YouTube video by Dr Anne E Bailey
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For my new followers in this lovely place, I also have a YouTube channel for sharing highlights of my own pilgrimages in short videos.
This is my most recent, recapturing daily life aboard a tall ship, part of this summer's Tall Ship Camino Inglés adventure!
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This is my most recent, recapturing daily life aboard a tall ship, part of this summer's Tall Ship Camino Inglés adventure!
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Tomorrow, 30 November, sees the beginning of Advent!🕯️
To mark the countdown to Christmas, each day over Advent I'll post a reminder of one of this year’s pilgrimages, looking back at some of the special places I visited in 2025.
#AdventPilgrimage
To mark the countdown to Christmas, each day over Advent I'll post a reminder of one of this year’s pilgrimages, looking back at some of the special places I visited in 2025.
#AdventPilgrimage
November 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Tomorrow, 30 November, sees the beginning of Advent!🕯️
To mark the countdown to Christmas, each day over Advent I'll post a reminder of one of this year’s pilgrimages, looking back at some of the special places I visited in 2025.
#AdventPilgrimage
To mark the countdown to Christmas, each day over Advent I'll post a reminder of one of this year’s pilgrimages, looking back at some of the special places I visited in 2025.
#AdventPilgrimage
It was at San Damiano where St Francis composed his Canticle of the Creatures. (Statue by Piero Casentini.)
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November 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It was at San Damiano where St Francis composed his Canticle of the Creatures. (Statue by Piero Casentini.)
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The nuns' refectory at San Damiano, Assisi. The flowers mark what would have been St Clare's place at the table.
November 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The nuns' refectory at San Damiano, Assisi. The flowers mark what would have been St Clare's place at the table.
Pair finish two-year cathedrals pilgrimage - including trip to the Isle of Man
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November 29, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Pair finish two-year cathedrals pilgrimage - including trip to the Isle of Man
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The dormitory of the Poor Clares and the site of St Clare's death in 1253.
November 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The dormitory of the Poor Clares and the site of St Clare's death in 1253.
St Clare's personal oratory at San Damiano.
Fresco (1385) showing Clare interceding for her sisters and for Assisi.
Fresco (1385) showing Clare interceding for her sisters and for Assisi.
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
St Clare's personal oratory at San Damiano.
Fresco (1385) showing Clare interceding for her sisters and for Assisi.
Fresco (1385) showing Clare interceding for her sisters and for Assisi.
San Damiano: 8th/9th century restored by St Francis 1206 & home of the Poor Clares 1211-c1260.
Here, the Chapel of the Crucifix with its copy of the Damiano Crucifix (see previous post of St Clare's Basilica with the original) & the window through to the choir of the Poor Clares.
Here, the Chapel of the Crucifix with its copy of the Damiano Crucifix (see previous post of St Clare's Basilica with the original) & the window through to the choir of the Poor Clares.
November 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
San Damiano: 8th/9th century restored by St Francis 1206 & home of the Poor Clares 1211-c1260.
Here, the Chapel of the Crucifix with its copy of the Damiano Crucifix (see previous post of St Clare's Basilica with the original) & the window through to the choir of the Poor Clares.
Here, the Chapel of the Crucifix with its copy of the Damiano Crucifix (see previous post of St Clare's Basilica with the original) & the window through to the choir of the Poor Clares.
Beautiful walk on a bright but chilly morning through the olive groves to one of Assisi's most evocative pilgrimage churches: San Damiano. (More to follow, of course!)
November 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Beautiful walk on a bright but chilly morning through the olive groves to one of Assisi's most evocative pilgrimage churches: San Damiano. (More to follow, of course!)
"To celebrate Melvyn Bragg's 27 years presenting In Our Time, five well-known fans of the programme have chosen their favourite episodes." 👍😍
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM
"To celebrate Melvyn Bragg's 27 years presenting In Our Time, five well-known fans of the programme have chosen their favourite episodes." 👍😍
Sheffield pilgrim guide creates first New Year Janus Walking-Coaching Pilgrimage www.msn.com/en-gb/lifest...
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Sheffield pilgrim guide creates first New Year Janus Walking-Coaching Pilgrimage www.msn.com/en-gb/lifest...
Last one from the Basilica S Maria Degli Angeli: the Chapel of the Roses (1440), the site of St Francis' cell and closely associated with the Porziuncola Indulgence. Frescoes by Tiberio of Assisi (1506-16).
November 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Last one from the Basilica S Maria Degli Angeli: the Chapel of the Roses (1440), the site of St Francis' cell and closely associated with the Porziuncola Indulgence. Frescoes by Tiberio of Assisi (1506-16).
Also at the Basilica of S Maria Degli Angeli: the Chapel of the Transition where St Francis died in 1226.
November 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Also at the Basilica of S Maria Degli Angeli: the Chapel of the Transition where St Francis died in 1226.
Why Japan’s Shikoku Pilgrimage Should Be On Your Bucket List
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Why Japan’s Shikoku Pilgrimage Should Be On Your Bucket List
Few people know about Japan’s 88 Temple Pilgrimage, but this centuries-old Japanese journey blends spiritual practice, cultural insights and immersion into nature.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Why Japan’s Shikoku Pilgrimage Should Be On Your Bucket List
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More from our Assisi pilgrimage: the Basilica of S Maria Degli Angeli (St Mary of the Angels), 1569. It houses the Chapel of the Porziuncola, home to Francis and his brothers after they left Rivotorto.
November 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
More from our Assisi pilgrimage: the Basilica of S Maria Degli Angeli (St Mary of the Angels), 1569. It houses the Chapel of the Porziuncola, home to Francis and his brothers after they left Rivotorto.
This event was captured by Giotto in 1296-1300 and can found in the Upper Church of the Basilica of St Francis. Photographing the Giotto frescoes wasn't allowed, so here instead is the image taken from 'Assisi: Illustrated Guide', Casa Editrice Francescana Assisi, 2025, p. 73.
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
This event was captured by Giotto in 1296-1300 and can found in the Upper Church of the Basilica of St Francis. Photographing the Giotto frescoes wasn't allowed, so here instead is the image taken from 'Assisi: Illustrated Guide', Casa Editrice Francescana Assisi, 2025, p. 73.
National Trust bans film-maker permission from St Cuthbert’s Cave because of religion
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National Trust bans film-maker permission from St Cuthbert’s Cave because of religion
The National Trust blocked film-maker Christian Holden from filming at St Cuthbert’s Cave, citing a policy against “religious affiliation”
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November 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM
National Trust bans film-maker permission from St Cuthbert’s Cave because of religion
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More from the Basilica of St Clare: the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament with its famous Crucifix that 'spoke' to St Francis.
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
More from the Basilica of St Clare: the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament with its famous Crucifix that 'spoke' to St Francis.
WATCH: Church Times reports on the Archbishop of York’s recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land
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WATCH: Church Times reports on the Archbishop of York’s recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Francis Martin reports on Archbishop Cottrell’s five-day visit to Israel and Palestine
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November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
WATCH: Church Times reports on the Archbishop of York’s recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land
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Assisi pilgrimage continued.
Francis' family home, 'which served as a warehouse'.
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Francis' family home, 'which served as a warehouse'.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Assisi pilgrimage continued.
Francis' family home, 'which served as a warehouse'.
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Francis' family home, 'which served as a warehouse'.
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More from our Assisi Pilgrimage!
The Plateola Sancti Francisci Parvuli: the birthplace of Francis. 😇
The Plateola Sancti Francisci Parvuli: the birthplace of Francis. 😇
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
More from our Assisi Pilgrimage!
The Plateola Sancti Francisci Parvuli: the birthplace of Francis. 😇
The Plateola Sancti Francisci Parvuli: the birthplace of Francis. 😇
How the UK's ancient stones are drawing renewed awareness of the sacred
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How the UK's ancient stones are drawing renewed awareness of the sacred
PENZANCE, England (RNS) — The United Kingdom is studded with megalithic formations dating back to the Neolithic and Bronze ages. Many are finding in them a portal to the sacred.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
How the UK's ancient stones are drawing renewed awareness of the sacred
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Display of relics in the Basilica of St Clare includes an alb sewn by Clare, and garments worn by Francis (1st & 3rd in display cabinet) and a tunic and mantle worn by Clare (middle).
November 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Display of relics in the Basilica of St Clare includes an alb sewn by Clare, and garments worn by Francis (1st & 3rd in display cabinet) and a tunic and mantle worn by Clare (middle).
Malta’s mysterious ‘fat ladies’ lure a new generation of pilgrims
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Malta’s mysterious ‘fat ladies’ lure a new generation of pilgrims
A steady stream of spiritual pilgrims—mostly women—are drawn to the island’s ancient temples and its museums, home to the curvaceous prehistoric figurines seen as symbols of creation and renewal
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November 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Malta’s mysterious ‘fat ladies’ lure a new generation of pilgrims
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More from our Assisi pilgrimage: the Basilica of St Clare (1265) and her shrine in the crypt.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
More from our Assisi pilgrimage: the Basilica of St Clare (1265) and her shrine in the crypt.
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Valencia's Holy Chalice Jubilee: A Call to Eucharistic Encounter| National Catholic Register www.ncregister.com/features/val...
Valencia's Holy Chalice Jubilee: A Call to Eucharistic Encounter
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November 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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