{"id":1568,"date":"2024-01-21T09:06:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santiagoinlove.com\/en\/?p=1568"},"modified":"2024-01-21T09:07:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T14:07:49","slug":"get-your-compostela-certificate-criteria-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santiagoinlove.com\/en\/get-your-compostela-certificate-criteria-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the requirements to get your Compostela ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Compostela<\/em> certificate is the official document that proves you completed a pilgrimage to Santiago. You might think any honest pilgrim who goes to the Pilgrim’s Office will automatically receive it… but no! In fact, getting the Compostela<\/em> is subject to rather strict conditions, which the Cathedral and its agents take very seriously. Due to ignorance or problems beyond their control, many pilgrims happened to be denied their certificates once they arrived in Santiago. What a disappointment!
So, what can you do to prevent this from happening to you? Well, first, be well-informed<\/strong> about the criteria that make a pilgrim eligible for Compostela<\/em>. Then, simply respect them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s go over the requirements to get your Compostela<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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In this post<\/span>
Some reminders<\/a>
Rule #1<\/span>: Means of transport and accepted Caminos<\/a>
Rule #2<\/span>: Minimal distances<\/a>
<\/span>Rule #3<\/span>: Stamps on the pilgrim’s passport<\/a>
Rule #4<\/span>: Purpose of the pilgrimage<\/a>
Rule #5<\/span>: Be physically present<\/a>
Rule #6<\/span>: Maturity and awareness<\/a>
Additional rule<\/span>: Comply with the new registration system<\/a>
Conditions… that are actually not conditions<\/a>
Recap<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some reminders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What is the Compostela<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>
It’s the official document<\/strong> that acknowledges one’s completion of the pilgrimage<\/strong> to Santiago. It’s an individual<\/strong> certificate, free<\/strong> of charge.
Its origins date back to the Middle Ages<\/strong>, when letters of recommendation were issued by the Church to pilgrims, to help them prove they had indeed completed their pilgrimage once they returned home. The need for such document decreased, until it eventually disappeared<\/strong>. The certificate was reborn at the beginning of the 20th century<\/strong>, at the same time as the pilgrimage to Santiago. Only then did it take on the form we know today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who grants the Compostela<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>
Imitations can be found, but they have no value. A real Compostela<\/em> can only be delivered by the Chapter of the cathedral of Santiago<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where can you get a Compostela<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>
At one and only place: the Pilgrim’s Office<\/strong> in Santiago, that represents the cathedral’s Chapter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oficina de Acoguida al Peregrino<\/strong><\/em>
Pilgrim Welcome Office<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83c\udfe0 R\u00faa Carretas, n\u00ba33 – 15705 Santiago de Compostela
\ud83d\udcde 0034 981 568 846
\ud83d\udce7<\/a> oficinadelperegrino@catedraldesantiago.es<\/a>
\ud83d\udd17 Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Normal opening time: 10am – 6pm
Subject to change!<\/em>

Open all year
except on January 1st and on December 25th<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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