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Former CPR trustee, Cee Weston-Baker, has just seen her book on two journeys to Rome published. the book describes a fictionalised account of Archbishop Sigeric’s journey to Rome to collect his pallium in 990AD, and her own more recent exploration of the Via Francigena. • “Sigeric and his journey to Rome: The Via Francigena, 990AD. […]
Even though Covid-19 restrictions may prevent pilgrims from the United Kingdom taking part in the EAVF*’s celebratory Road to Rome relay march, the Confraternity can claim to have provided the equivalent of the Olympic torch for the event. This is a pilgrim stick or staff and will be passed from pilgrim to pilgrim during the […]
Part 1 of our 2021 Annual Conference was a Practical Pilgrim session with panelists CPR trustees Brian Mooney and David Matthews, and CPR member and Via Francigena veteran Vicky Williamson from New Zealand. It was a great evening, ably facilitated by CPR member Victoria Field, with our 59 attendees queuing up to ask questions. For […]
To our members and supporters – we need your help! The Confraternity of Pilgrims to Rome is a community run by volunteers, most of whom became involved by wanting to “give something back” after a pilgrimage on the Via Francigena. Now we are currently looking to expand our circle of dedicated and skilled helpers. Our […]
Joe Patterson – Via Francigena Trailblazer William Joseph (Joe) Patterson, one of the trailblazers of the newly-revived Via Francigena and a founder member and former Chairman of the Confraternity of Pilgrims to Rome (CPR), died on 26 December 2020 aged 84. A bluff Mancunian and former civil servant, Joe walked from Canterbury to Rome in […]
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