Compostelan Holy Year

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The Compostelan Holy Year is a special Jubilee in Santiago de Compostela, celebrated whenever the feast of St. James (July 25) falls on a Sunday, granting pilgrims particular spiritual privileges and indulgences.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic liturgical celebration ⓘ
Holy Year ⓘ
associatedDocument Compostela (pilgrim certificate) ⓘ
associatedSymbol Scallop shell of Saint James ⓘ
associatedWith Camino de Santiago ⓘ
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
attracts International pilgrims ⓘ
celebratedAt Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
celebratedIn Galicia ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
devotionType Devotion to the Apostle James ⓘ
feastDay 25 July ⓘ
firstDocumented 15th century ⓘ
frequencyPattern Follows a cycle of 6, 5, 6, and 11 years between Holy Years ⓘ
grants plenary indulgence ⓘ
special spiritual privileges for pilgrims ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Año Jubilar Compostelano ⓘ
Año Santo Compostelano ⓘ
Jacobean Holy Year ⓘ
hasCategory Catholic holy years ⓘ
Christian pilgrimages ⓘ
Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
hasImpactOn Local economy of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
Religious tourism in Galicia ⓘ
HolyDoorLocation Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
HolyDoorOpeningBy Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
HolyDoorOpeningDate Evening of 31 December preceding the Holy Year ⓘ
honors Saint James the Greater ⓘ
languageOfName Galician ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
linkedTo Apostolic See of Rome ⓘ
linked to: Holy See

Papal bulls granting indulgences ⓘ
liturgicalContext Roman Catholic liturgical calendar ⓘ
mainRite Opening of the Holy Door (Puerta Santa) ⓘ
linked to: Holy Door
pilgrimRequirements Be detached from all affection for sin ⓘ
Pray for the intentions of the Pope ⓘ
Receive Holy Communion ⓘ
Receive sacramental confession ⓘ
Visit the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
recognizedBy Catholic Church ⓘ
regulatedBy Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
relatedTo Other local jubilee years in the Catholic Church ⓘ
Roman Jubilee Year ⓘ
spiritualFocus Conversion and penance ⓘ
Renewal of Christian life ⓘ
triggerCondition Feast of Saint James on 25 July falls on a Sunday ⓘ
typeOfPilgrimage Jubilee pilgrimage ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Camino de Santiago → hasRelatedConcept → Jubilee Year of Compostela ⓘ
linked to: Compostelan Holy Year
Botafumeiro → usedDuring → Holy Years of Compostela ⓘ
subject linked to: botafumeiro thurible
linked to: Compostelan Holy Year
Compostelan Holy Year → hasAlternativeName → Año Santo Compostelano ⓘ
linked to: Compostelan Holy Year
Compostelan Holy Year → hasAlternativeName → Año Jubilar Compostelano ⓘ
linked to: Compostelan Holy Year