Posts Tagged ‘Pilgrims’
History of Via Francigena: Pilgrimage to Rome
Reading Time: 5 minutesHistory of Via Francigena: Pilgrimage to Rome Podcast version During the 2025 Jubilee Year for the Roman Catholic Church, millions of pilgrims will travel to the “Eternal City” of Rome, the seat of the Catholic Church. As I mentioned in my previous article, Rome is one of the most important pilgrimage destinations for Christians.…
Read MoreHistory of Thanksgiving Indian: Why Squanto already knew English
Reading Time: 2 minutesHISTORY OF THANKSGIVING: FRIENDLY INDIAN SQUANTO We’ve all heard how the Pilgrims, landing in Massachusetts four hundred years ago on the Mayflower in 1620, were ill-equipped to survive the harsh winters of the New World. We’ve also heard how they met a Native American Indian of the Patuxet tribe, Squanto, who befriended them. He taught them…
Read MoreHistory of Thanksgiving: Friendly Indian?
Reading Time: 2 minutesHISTORY OF THANKSGIVING: FRIENDLY INDIAN? We’ve all heard the story of how the Pilgrims, landing in Massachusetts on the Mayflower in 1620, were ill equipped to survive the harsh winters of the New World. We’ve also heard how they met a Native American Indian of the Pawtuxet tribe named Squanto who befriended them, taught them…
Read MoreHistory of Thanksgiving
Reading Time: 2 minutesHISTORY OF THANKSGIVING The origin of Thanksgiving Day has been attributed to a harvest feast held by the Plymouth Colony. In 1621, Governor William Bradford of the Plymouth Colony proclaimed a day of “thanksgiving” and prayer to celebrate the Pilgrims’ first harvest in America the year after their arrival on the merchant ship Mayflower. The…
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