tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840678.post6693106421830216977..comments2024-03-17T09:52:47.607+02:00Comments on amaWalker: IN SEARCH OF SAINT JAMES IN RUSSIASilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840678.post-84775682778554746002010-05-22T12:09:43.216+02:002010-05-22T12:09:43.216+02:00There is a church called Saint James´s chuch in St...There is a church called Saint James´s chuch in Stockholm see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_James's_Church,_Stockholm<br />and a Swedish Saint Brigdet was one of the very early pilgrims to Santiago in the 14Th century.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_of_Swedenannienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840678.post-91894038312647336922010-05-22T10:08:27.895+02:002010-05-22T10:08:27.895+02:00Hi Sil!
In 1981 me and my husband took a train fro...Hi Sil!<br />In 1981 me and my husband took a train from Helsinki, Finland to Leningrad (now St Petersburg) and continued later to Moscow by train. What an experience! We celebrated the New Year in Moscow and it was FREEZING COLD. Stayed hours in the line FREEZING in front of the Lenin Mausoleum. Saw the art museums and galleries. <br />You are welcome to visit us in Stockholm if you have time. annienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840678.post-87943859112098916712010-05-18T21:38:58.855+02:002010-05-18T21:38:58.855+02:00Ah ...... frankincense, babushkas bobbing reveren...Ah ...... frankincense, babushkas bobbing reverently ..... perfume St James and his friends ... What more could a pilgrim want?Silhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840678.post-22235307355925483742010-05-15T21:44:31.587+02:002010-05-15T21:44:31.587+02:00A couple of years ago I visited St. Petersburg, an...A couple of years ago I visited St. Petersburg, and went out to Pushkin Village where I was privileged to attend an Eastern Orthodox service at St. Nicholas Church. The angelic chanting, the hundreds of flickering candles, the frankincense that hung sweetly in the air, the babushkas bobbing reverently--ahh, it was so peaceful in spite of the terrible history of the place. Yes, there was a "Oran Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15787186308207829958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840678.post-5018072421445965722010-05-12T04:09:00.016+02:002010-05-12T04:09:00.016+02:00LOL
If you've got a bit of time in St. Peters...LOL<br /><br />If you've got a bit of time in St. Petersburg, the grave of St. Xenia is not hard to find. There may even be a line-up of people in the cemetery waiting to enter her crypt.<br /><br />If you're sailing through Ladoga, then you're in St. Herman territory. In North America he's known as "Herman of Alaska" but he was a monk at Valaam Monastery before peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986013363903580436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840678.post-89437896625264120132010-05-11T18:18:44.802+02:002010-05-11T18:18:44.802+02:00Hi Sil,
Sounds like a great adventure..... and one...Hi Sil,<br />Sounds like a great adventure..... and one that allows you to take more than one change clothing and even some nice perfume and shoes?.... I hope so!<br />NellNell Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490465781631858348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840678.post-48794222517347332472010-05-11T11:12:48.671+02:002010-05-11T11:12:48.671+02:00Saints alive!
I see I have my homework cut out fo...Saints alive! <br />I see I have my homework cut out for me!!Silhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840678.post-67103852195699868452010-05-11T08:41:49.579+02:002010-05-11T08:41:49.579+02:00Sil it sound like a wonderful journey - great that...Sil it sound like a wonderful journey - great that you get to share that experience wih your sister.<br />I look forward to reading about your trip!Eva Stramer Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15925450678115547853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36840678.post-86217064300713414292010-05-11T03:24:21.953+02:002010-05-11T03:24:21.953+02:00What a wonderful opportunity! Your apostolic enco...What a wonderful opportunity! Your apostolic encounters in Russia are more likely to be with St. Andrew than with either of the Sts. James. When I visited Valaam Monastery (on an archipelago in Lake Ladoga) I was informed it was possible that St. Andrew made it all the way there. <br /><br />Rather than look for evidence of a "western" saint in Russia, I encourage you to get peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986013363903580436noreply@blogger.com