Patristic Pilgrims’ Progress
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The Pilgrimage of Saint Paul
Jerome describes the effect such an excursion had on Saint Paula. She started to go round visiting all the places with such burning enthusiasm that there was no taking her away from one unless she was hurrying on to another. On entering the tomb of the resurrection she kissed the stone which the angel removed from the sepulchre door. Then, like a thirsty man who has waited long and at last comes to water, she faithfully kissed the very shelf on which the Lord's body had lain. These were the gestures of an ancient pilgrim, and Christians still observed them today. So why did the early Christians do this, even though they didn't have to? Even though it was
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