Pilgrim hostel
A pilgrim hostel (also a pilgrim hospital , pilgrim hospice or hospice ) is accommodation for travelers who are on a pilgrimage or pilgrimage .
history
Historically, the pilgrim hostels in Europe came into being with the advent of pilgrims to far away places of pilgrimage. Countless people were on the Way of St. James , the way to Santiago de Compostela , in the Middle Ages. In the cities, poor hostels were set up for strangers. They were financed by donations and foundations and were run by carers and an administrator. Most of the time, the guests were only allowed to spend the night under safe care. However, in addition to the pilgrims, other homeless people and even benefactors were accepted there. In addition, monasteries and their charitable institutions hosted the pilgrims along these routes . The obligation to accept guests is partly laid down in the rules of the order and can be found - easily understandable for the Benedictine order - in their rules , in chapter 53, which equates the acceptance of guests with that of Jesus. With the Reformation, many monasteries were dissolved and their charitable tasks had to be taken over by the civil authorities.
Pilgrim hostels today
With the revival of pilgrimage, a new demand for cheap accommodation has arisen. There are still hostels for pilgrims in monasteries today . In addition, parishes or religious associations maintain accommodation for pilgrims, as well as communal or privately organized pilgrimage hostels.
The usually inexpensive accommodations (pilgrim hostels are often financed on a donation basis and run by volunteers) offer beds in shared rooms or dormitories. Your own sleeping bag is required. As a rule, a reservation is not possible as the beds are usually allocated according to the time of arrival. Pilgrims on foot are often given preference, as pilgrims on foot are assumed to be more flexible when looking for a hostel. Pilgrim hostels are only open to pilgrims who stay there for one night (longer if sick). A pilgrimage pass or the letter of authenticity from your home parish serves as proof of pilgrimage . As some of the pilgrim hostels are not open all year round, pilgrims should inform themselves about the opening times and restrictions before starting their journey.
Most of the pilgrimage hostels in the last few decades were built along the Way of St. James . Thus there is the densest network of hostels in Spain (Spanish Albergue / Refugio de Peregrinos). Also in France (French: Auberge de Pèlerins) and other European countries there are pilgrim hostels along the Camino de Santiago.
To date (May 2009) there are five pilgrim hostels in Switzerland. On the Schwabenweg from Konstanz to Einsiedeln are the pilgrim hostels in Märstetten and Tobel, the pilgrim hostel Frommenhausen is located on three Jakobswegen ( Beuron , Hohenzoller and Tübingen Jakobsweg) and on the Martinusweg, on the Jakobsweg from Rorschach to Einsiedeln the pilgrims hostel in St. Gallen and in Rapperswil as well as in western Switzerland in Gland. The only pilgrimage route in Germany that has a complete hostel system (each at intervals of 15-20 kilometers) is the Ecumenical Pilgrimage Route through Saxony , Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia from Görlitz to Vacha in the historical course of the Via Regia , which was also opened in 2003 Is part of the Jacobean route network.
See also
- Muristan , pilgrim hospital in Jerusalem
- Heilig-Kreuz-Pilgrim Hospital , Nuremberg
- Austrian hospice in Jerusalem
- Samson Hospice in Constantinople
- The Elendenherberge in Das Alte Zürich in 1504 , Googlebook
literature
- Raimund Joos: pilgrims on the pilgrimage route (= outdoor Manual , Vol 197:. Basic knowledge for outdoor, outdoor Basixx ), 4th revised edition, Conrad Stein, Welver 2008 ISBN 978-3-86686-197-8 (p 109f: The pilgrims' hostel ).
- Susanne Ways: Poor welfare and elderly care in Marburg: St. Elisabeth , a pilgrims' hostel and the St. Jakob , Jonas Foundation , Marburg 2006, Master's thesis University of Marburg 1999, 96 pages, illustrated ( content ).
- Johann Trometer: The Augsburger Pilgerhaus: Studies on Folklore and Cultural History of a Charitable Organization from the 16th Century to 1806 , 1997, DNB 954475739 Dissertation University of Augsburg 1997, 479 pages, illustrated, microfiche edition 1998, 6 microfiches 24x.
Individual evidence
- ↑ [1] | “Misery” stands for strangers.
- ↑ cf. Regula Benedicti chapters 53 and 31/9. Retrieved November 21, 2012 .
- ↑ Homepage of the Frommenhausen pilgrim hostel
- ↑ Homepage pilgrim hostel Sankt Gallen
- ↑ Homepage of the Rapperswil pilgrim hostel
- ↑ Homepage The Ecumenical Pilgrimage