710 Saints of Italy; Pilgrim Trails; Holy Bones

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🗓️ 8 April 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Get to know some of the most notable of Italy's many patron saints, and why they remain important to so many. Then hear what journalist Tim Egan spent his time contemplating on his walk along the medieval Via Francigena — the pilgrimage path from Canterbury to Rome. And learn about the role of relics in many religious traditions, and why, for centuries, millions of faithful have journeyed for a first-hand encounter with them.

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0:00.0	Tim Egan thought he'd try walking an old pilgrim route to Rome to see how it might
0:04.6	set a little light on what he believed.
0:07.0	If there wasn't even a religious reason to go there, it's worth the walk because it's
0:11.6	every place is a new adventure, every place is a drama.
0:14.8	He tells us how encountering a medieval mindset in person can get you thinking about what
0:19.3	we valued today.
0:21.4	Along the way, you'll probably see some religious relics on display.
0:25.2	Peter Mansoh explains how they seemed to take on a force of their own.
0:29.4	Wherever they exist, they become the sight of pilgrimages.
0:32.5	People come to see them by the thousands.
0:34.8	And hear how St. Catherine of Siena changed world history by writing a letter to Pope Gregory
0:39.8	in Evignon.
0:40.8	Dear Gregory, this is Catherine from Siena.
0:43.0	You need to come back to Rome because I had a vision when I was six, so make it happen.
0:47.2	The patron saints of Italy, the relics of their lives, and what hiking a pilgrim trail
0:51.0	can do for you.
0:52.5	Come along with us in the hour ahead, it's travel with Rick Spears.
1:00.4	Timmygan shares some surprises he encountered while hiking the medieval Via Francigen of
1:06.0	Pilgrim route from Canterbury to Rome.
1:09.0	Peter Mansoh investigates the power of religious relics around the world, relics that have
1:13.2	inspired travelers for centuries to find a way to see them in person.
1:17.2	And Anna Peperato tells us about the Italian saint that inspired her to move from Massachusetts
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