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Dr Anne E Bailey
@anneebailey1.bsky.social
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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!
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · Nov 20
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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Tall Ship Camino Inglés, 2024
YouTube video by Dr Anne E Bailey
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 2h
Iraq moves to launch Christian pilgrimage to Ur with new Vatican agreement
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Iraq moves to launch Christian pilgrimage to Ur with new Vatican agreement - Iraqi News
Iraq is moving to finalize agreements with the Vatican to launch Christian pilgrimages to the ancient city of Ur, the birthplace of Prophet Abraham, to boost tourism in Dhi Qar.
www.iraqinews.com
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 6h
A new trail honouring England's overlooked king www.bbc.com/travel/artic... via @bbc_travel
A new trail honouring England's overlooked king
The Athelstan Pilgrim Way, a new 100-mile trail in Wiltshire, recalls the reign of England's first king 1,100 years after his crowning.
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 1d
Italy restores St Francis of Assisi's feast day as national holiday thecatholicherald.com/article/ital...
Italy restores St Francis of Assisi's feast day as national holiday
It reinstates a tradition that was part of Italian life until 1977, when several religious feasts were removed from the national calendar in an effort to secularise the country and boost the economy
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 2d
History of the notorious three-mile Northumberland road that disappears twice a day
"The causeway dates back more than 1,300 years and was used by pilgrims who used the sand and mudflats, known as Pilgrim's Way, to reach the monastery of Lindisfarne."
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 2d
Pilgrimage: A superb way to meet strangers – and yourself jerseyeveningpost.com/voices/2025/...
Pilgrimage: A superb way to meet strangers – and yourself - Jersey Evening Post
By Bernard Place THE flagstones in front of St Peter’s Basilica are cool underfoot in the half-light. Sleepy baristas wipe down tables outside cafés on the road out of Rome. I shift my 7kg pack into p...
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 6d
And St David's Church, Llanthony Priory. Said to have been built on site of a 6th-century monastic cell.
During the Middle Ages the building was the Priory's infirmary and it was only established as a stand-alone church in the 16th century.
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 6d
Recent visit to the wonderful Llanthony Priory, a house of Augustinian canons established in the early 12th century.
Love Gerald of Wales' description: "the mountains rising above almost touching heaven" and the site "abounding with deer feeding aloft, at the extremity of the lofty horizon." 😍
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 6d
Some images from yesterday's @pilgrimtrust.bsky.social event in London. It included some fascinating panels of speakers, my all-time favourite pilgrim speaker (Satish Kumar), and an improvised ritual at Little Wormwood Scrubs!
The natural environment, ritual, and inclusivity were recurring themes.
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 7d
France Marks St. Michael’s Apparitions to St. Joan of Arc
"Pilgrims from all over France and beyond gathered in Maid of Orléans’ hometown to celebrate this landmark anniversary, demonstrating the enduring power of her legacy of faith and fellowship."
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600 Years Since a Divine Call: France Marks St. Michael’s Apparitions to Young St. Joan of Arc
Pilgrims from all over France and beyond gathered in Maid of Orléans’ hometown to celebrate this landmark anniversary, demonstrating the enduring power of her legacy of faith and fellowship.
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 8d
Men in wet clothes claiming to be Camino pilgrims arrested over alleged ‘narco-sub’ plot
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Men in wet clothes claiming to be Camino pilgrims arrested over alleged ‘narco-sub’ plot
Three men had fled in taxi after allegedly piloting vessel carrying 3.65 tonnes of cocaine to Galicia, Spanish police say
www.theguardian.com
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 8d
From our recent visit to the Brecon Beacons: Llangorse Lake and the Welsh Crannog Centre.
The Crannog (c.916 AD), pictured in the 2nd image, is unique to Wales. Crannogs (manmade islands) are usually associated with Scotland & Ireland.
Llangorse Lake is the largest natural lake in south Wales.
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 8d
Watch one of the best-known and admired scholars of the pilgrimage studies world being interviewed by @prof_warfield! (I even get a tiny mention!😉)
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Episode 32: Keeping the Flame Going, with John Eade
YouTube video by Psychology of Pilgrimage
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 8d
The church of St Cynog, Defynnog.
As well as the location of the Defynnog Yew, the church of St Cynog, Defynnog, has a font with Runic and Lombardic inscriptions (described as 'the only example of its kind in Wales') and a pre-Norman water stoup.
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 8d
A hike on an ancient pilgrimage route in Japan reminded me to open my heart /via @globeandmail www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-p...
A hike on an ancient pilgrimage route in Japan reminded me to open my heart
My husband and I reminisced on our marriage and the transition to empty nest-hood while climbing the 75-km trail
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 8d
Walking the Camino de Santiago de Compostela After 65: 10 Tips for Baby Boomers www.msn.com/en-us/travel...
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 10d
2/2 ... It's hard to capture a sense of the Defynnog Yew on camera, not just because of its vast size but also because - when you're among its branches - you realise it's not just a tree (or two trees as the case may be) but a whole micro-world (a mini forest) in itself.
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 10d
Images from my recent pilgrimage to the venerable Defynnog Yew, in St Cynog's graveyard, Powys.
The tree is sometimes claimed to be the oldest yew in Britain and dated to the Iron Age.
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Lorraine Mulholland @lorraineelizab6.bsky.social · 10d
Today is Michaelmas! St Michael the Archangel is greatest of all the Archangels and honoured for defeating Satan in the #war in heaven! Not a myth to Christians. Skellig Michael, Co. Kerry, Ireland, named for him! 618 steps! 6 clocháin. Monastery founded 6th-8th C. A UNESCO site! #MythologyMonday
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 10d
Oxford University chaplain completes 1,180-mile walk across Europe
"Over 85 days, he followed the medieval pilgrimage route called the Via Francigena"
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2549748...
Oxford University chaplain completes 1,180-mile walk across Europe
WE have often recorded those completing a marathon or half-marathon. But 1,180 miles – how many have achieved that?
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 10d
A very strange "Pilgrim Welcome" at Canterbury Cathedral from the Pilgrim Officer. In this 5 minute video, no mention of the medieval shrine or place of Becket's martyrdom!!
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Canterbury Cathedral pilgrim welcome.
YouTube video by Canterbury Pilgrims
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 10d
The 'cool Camino': Why hikers are heading north
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The 'cool Camino': Why hikers are heading north
Every summer, Spain's iconic Camino bakes under extreme heat, but Norway's St Olav Ways offer pilgrims a quieter, cooler path to redemption.
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 11d
And, close by St David's Church, Llanddew, our 3rd holy well of the trip: Bishop Gower's Well.
The well was built into the defensive walls of the medieval Bishop's Palace, with a 'private' and 'public' side, the latter to enable public access.
Pump 1908.
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 11d
"Whether this reflects deliberate planning or simply the dense distribution of religious sites along navigational routes, it demonstrates how sacred topographies continue to play fascinating mind games with us today"
greekreporter.com/2025/09/27/s...
Europe’s Mysterious Line of Sacred Sites Stretching to the Holy Land - GreekReporter.com
The Sword of St. Michael, a line of sacred sites stretches mysteriously in perfect alignment from Ireland through Greece to the Holy Land.
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 12d
From our recent visit: St David's Church, Llanddew, reputedly the 1st Christian site in Brecknockshire (present building 12th century).
Also pictured: the remains of the medieval Bishop's Palace where Gerald of Wales, as Archdeacon of Brecon, lived between 1175-1203.
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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 12d
Happening tomorrow in Oxford, if anyone is around!
(My short video from last year's pilgrimage can be found here: youtu.be/gMIKJVe16jM?...)