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| has gloss | eng: Christian pilgrimage was first made to sites connected with the birth, life, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Surviving descriptions of Christian pilgrimages to the Holy Land and Jerusalem date from the 4th century, when pilgrimage was encouraged by church fathers like Saint Jerome and established by Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great. Pilgrimages also began to be made to Rome and other sites associated with the Apostles, Saints and Christian martyrs, as well as to places where there have been apparitions of the Virgin Mary. |
| lexicalization | eng: Christian pilgrimage |
| instance of | (noun) a journey to a sacred place pilgrim's journey, pilgrimage |
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| media:img | Canterbury Cathedral 102 Pilgrims.JPG |
| media:img | Holy sepulchre mass.jpg |
| media:img | Normandie Calvados Lisieux1 tango7174.jpg |
| media:img | Petersdom von Engelsburg gesehen.jpg |
| media:img | Pilgrims.jpg |
| media:img | Zemaiciu Kalvarijos atlaidai 2009-07-05 (282).jpg |
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