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Reading, origin of the British Way of St. James

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Reading (United Kingdom), Feb 5 (EFE), (Camera: Raúl Bobé).- A small shrine dedicated to St. James the Apostle, decorated with scallop shells and religious motifs, welcomes pilgrims in a church in Reading (west of London) who begin there the British Way of St. James, whose origin dates back to the Middle Ages, when the city housed a relic of the saint. FOOTAGE OF THE FORMER PILGRIMS' HOSTEL, FORBURY GARDENS, READING ABBEY AND SANTIAGO CHURCH.STATEMENTS BY ROBIN DORKINGS, DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE CONFRATERNITY OF SAINT JAMES IN ENGLAND, AND FREDDY BOWEN, MANAGER OF THE CONFRATERNITY, AND BY CHARLES BUTLER, PILGRIM.

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