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the Monza ampullae are metal pilgrimage souvenirs from the Holy Land , dating to circa AD 600, and important in art history for their iconography ?
the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat is a manuscript of medieval music made in a Catalan monastery for pilgrims to sing?
the first pilgrimage made by Christopher Columbus upon discovering America was to the Royal monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe , the principal house of the monastic order of the Hieronymites ?
tempest-tossed aboard the Niña (replica pictured) while returning from his first voyage , Christopher Columbus and his crew vowed to perform several vigils and pilgrimages should they live?
roughly a million people participate each year in the Romería de El Rocío , a pilgrimage to the Hermitage of El Rocío , in honor of the Virgin of El Rocío (pictured) ?
Subramanian Swamy worked towards normalizing Sino-Indian relations and persuaded Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping to open the Kailash Mansarovar in Tibet to Hindu pilgrims from India ?
on Reek Sunday , in a tradition of the past 1,500 years, thousands of people from across the world have embarked on an annual national pilgrimage up Croagh Patrick , some barefoot?
Flaithbertach Ua Néill , king of Ailech in Ireland , was called Flaithbertach an Trostáin, Flaithbertach of the Pilgrim's staff, as a result of his pilgrimage to Rome in 1030?
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