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Reflections from 2018

Get to know Le Puy

5/3/2018

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Le Puy, formally called Le Puy-en-Velay, is situated in the southern-central region of France. Though a small and quaint countryside town, it has rich history and customs. Here are a compilation of some fun facts!
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  • The population of Le Puy is approximately 21,000 people.
  • Inhabitants of Le Puy are referred to as “Ponots.”
  • Le Puy attracts around 700,000 visitors a year despite its hard-to-reach, hilly location.
  • Le Puy was visited twice by Emperor Charlemagne.
  • Le Puy has a long pilgrimage history. In the Middle Ages, many people embarked on the Camino de Santiago (“The Way of Saint James”) which was a pilgrimage to the shrine of apostle Saint James in Spain at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Le Puy became one of the most popular departure points in France for the first French pilgrimage to the cathedral.
  • Built in the early 12th century, Cathedrale Notre Dame du Puy-en- Velay, (which we will visit!) was a place where pilgrims would get blessed each morning and ask for protection from the Virgin Mary before their departure to Santiago de Compostela.
  • Le Puy was also visited by many popes. Pope Leo IX specifically praised the town for its honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
  • Le Puy is famous for its beautiful lace making. Legend says that lace originated in the town in 1407 when the bishop asked a woman named Isabelle Mamour to create something to adorn the cloak of the Black Virgin. It became wildly popular and today you can buy handmade lace throughout the entire town. These beautiful lace creations are a great souvenir to bring home!
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    Hello everyone! I’m so happy you’re here. My name is Tatiana Belanich and I’m the writer for the Le Puy Pilgrimage blog. I’m a junior at St. Joseph’s College Long Island campus and a double major in Journalism and Religious Studies. I am also an intern with ACSSJ and will be participating in the pilgrimage this June. I hope my articles will be fun and informative, but most importantly a reminder of the mission of this trip. St. Augustine once said, "The world is a great book, of which they that never stir from home read only a page." There is so much beauty to be explored and so much goodness to be experienced if only we would step out of our comfort zone. I hope you will follow us on our journey as we take these steps to respond to the stirrings of our hearts and attempt to read the many chapters the world has to offer. ​

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