Like the other Christian knightly orders, the Knights of Santiago owe their origins to offering shelter and safe passage to pilgrims. However, unlike the other orders, a Knights of Santiago Minor Chapter House is not found on the roads to the Holy Lands, but along the pilgrim’s path to Compostella, the most important pilgrimage centre in all Western Europe.
與其他基督騎士團體類似,聖地亞哥騎士團最初宗旨乃為朝聖者提供住宿和安全。但迥異之處在於,騎士團創立地點並非耶路撒冷,而是聖地亞哥--西歐最大的朝聖中心。 |