St. James Society Rhineland-Palatinate-Saarland
| St. James Society Rhineland-Palatinate Saarland | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Non-profit registered association |
| founding | July 25, 2005 in Mainz |
| Seat | Mainz, Germany |
| main emphasis | Promotion and research of the cult of St. James |
| Chair | Roland Zick (President) |
| Members | approx. 320 |
| Website | www.jakobusgesellschaft.eu |
The St. Jakobus Society Rhineland-Palatinate-Saarland is a Jakobus Society in Germany.
history
The society was founded on the day of St. James, July 25, 2005. The aim and purpose is to promote religion and science with a view to the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela . Cooperation with similar organizations in other countries should also be promoted. The research, preservation and care of the cultural assets and religious customs related to the Jacobus cult should also be carried out through the paths, hostels and places of pilgrimage. Furthermore, the aim of the company is to strengthen European cooperation, international understanding and support for environmental protection.
organization
The St. Jakobus Society Rhineland-Palatinate-Saarland is a registered association with its seat in the Landesmuseum Mainz . The company operates primarily in the federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland , but also in the Hessian and French border areas. It is affiliated with 8 regional groups, whose speakers and the 4-person executive board form the presidium. However, the regional groups do not have an independent legal status. The scientific advisory board supports the members in researching historical paths with its specialist knowledge. Intensive contacts are maintained with friendly organizations such as the St. Jakobus Brotherhood Trier , the St. Matthias Brotherhood Mayen and the Jakobusfreunde Lothringen. The working group of the German Jakobus societies was founded among other things on the initiative of the St. Jakobus Society Rhineland-Palatinate-Saarland.
Goals and projects
In addition to the revitalization of the old Way of St. James, the members deal intensively with the history of pilgrimage, with a focus on the cult of St. James throughout Europe. An essential aspect of the work is the active counseling of pilgrims in the preparation and implementation of their personal pilgrimage.
Some long-term projects are on the company's agenda:
Shell stone project
2006 began to mark medieval cultural monuments along the Way of St. James in the greater Speyer-Saarbrücken-Metz area with special signposts in the form of shell stones, path ornaments made of field stone or star symbols carved in stone (now around 180 pieces). The objects must be on a proven Camino de Santiago and also show a direct reference to the cult of James. The shell stones are placed in the immediate vicinity of the cultural monument and are ceremonially blessed.
Traveling exhibition "Pilgrims"
In 2011 a project group started to develop a traveling exhibition on the subject of "pilgrimages". For this purpose, banners were designed that offer general information about the pilgrimage, but also present the regional groups and the Camino de Santiago they are in charge of. The Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland took over the patronage . The tour through Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland started in May 2012. On the occasion of the blessing of a shell stone in Strasbourg , the exhibition was even shown in the Cathédrale Notre Dame there .
Accessible pilgrimage
The society has set itself the goal of giving all people, including those with a disability, the opportunity to go on a pilgrimage. Corresponding working groups, together with disabled people, consider how such routes look or can be designed. In the Palatinate, there is already a 14-kilometer route that can be covered with a wheelchair.
Species protection and path marking
On numerous sections in the sphere of activity of society, but also on the European Way of St. James, a start has already been made to combine path markings with species protection to preserve a broad biodiversity (species diversity). Bird nesting boxes, bat boxes and insect and wild bee hotels with yellow arrows or scallop symbols are hung and set up on the timeline.
Way of the pilgrims of St. James
The St. Jakobus-Gesellschaft Rhineland-Palatinate-Saarland's sphere of activity is followed by the pilgrims' paths, most of which are looked after by the locally responsible regional groups and friendly organizations.
| Regional group / organization | designation |
|---|---|
| Middle Rhine regional group |
Jakobsweg on the left bank of the Rhine ( Cologne - Bingen am Rhein ) Lahn-Camino ( Wetzlar - Oberlahnstein ) Rhine-Camino (Oberlahnstein - Kaub ) |
| St. James Brotherhood Trier | Mosel-Camino ( Koblenz-Stolzenfels - Trier ) |
| St. Matthias Brotherhood Mayen | Eifel-Camino ( Andernach - Trier) |
| Regional group Hunsrück | Hunsrücker Jakobsweg (Bingen am Rhein - Trier) |
| Regional group Rheinhessen / Frankfurt am Main-Mainz |
Rheinhessischer Jakobsweg (Bingen am Rhein - Worms ) Jakobsweg from Frankfurt am Main to Mainz and Bingen am Rhein monastery route (Worms - Metz ) |
| Regional group Northern Palatinate | Monastery route (Worms - Metz) |
| Regional group South and Front Palatinate |
Pfälzer Jakobsweg north route and south route ( Speyer - Hornbach monastery ) Jakobsweg from Neustadt to Wissembourg Jakobsweg from Rothenburg ob der Tauber to Speyer |
| Regional group Bliesgau / Upper Saar | Way of St. James from Hornbach Abbey to Metz |
| Regional group Schaumberger Land | Jakobsweg from St. Wendel to Saarbrücken and Metz |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Species protection and path marking. Retrieved January 24, 2014 .