Family Pilgrimage Along the Camino de Santiago in Poland: Forms, Conditions and Prospects for Development

Abstract

This study presents an analysis of the forms of family pilgrimage along the Polish sections of the Way of St. James. The purpose of the research is to understand the current status of family pilgrimage along the route to Santiago de Compostela in Poland, as well as to specify the determinants of the development of this type of pilgrimage. The forms of family pilgrimage along the Way of St. James in Poland and the importance of such pilgrimages in deepening intra-family relations are presented based on interviews and testimonies collected, as well as on several years of experience in organising and participating in family pilgrimages.

Keywords

• way of st. james
• marriage
• pilgrimage
• faith
• family