S3 E4 - Fantastic Creatures on the Medieval Camino de Santiago

JAN 28, 202625 MIN
The Scholarly Pilgrim - History of the Camino de Santiago

S3 E4 - Fantastic Creatures on the Medieval Camino de Santiago

JAN 28, 202625 MIN

Description

For many pilgrims on the medieval Camino de Santiago, the most striking feature of churches was not their size or architecture, but their sculpture. This episode explores the fantastic creatures found on medieval churches along the Camino. It discusses how animals, mythical beasts, and demons communicated moral warnings, how sculpture taught pilgrims about sin and virtue, and how these images were strategically placed to guide the faithful through sacred spaces.