Pons
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- Names
Pons
- Place Type
- inhabited place
- Description
- Pons is one of the pilgrimage sites on route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, home of the shrine dedicated to Saint James, the patron saint of Spain. The symbol of Saint James, the scalloped shell, became the primary symbol representing pilgrims. French pilgrimage routes to Compostela tend to follow old Roman roads, many of which continued to be utilized as primary roads of communication during the Middle Ages. Located in Pons is the 12th-century Pilgrim Hospice, castle, and church of Saint-Vivien.
- Authority
- Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Source
- Times Atlas of the World (1994);
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