O caminho de Santiago em narrativas: uma análise do livro II do codex Calixtinus

Abstract

In Book II of the Codex Calixtinus are gathered the narratives of the miracles of the Apostle Saint James. These narratives were intended to legitimize the cult of the Apostle in Hispania and to promote the pilgrimage route to the tomb of Saint James in Compostela. In these narratives, his powers of protection, healing, liberation, forgiveness, and assistance to the faithful who intended to undertake, or were already undertaking, the pilgrimage stand out. Through these miracle narratives, an entire pilgrimage route was popularized, contributing to the perpetuation of memory and the Jacobean cult, as well as strengthening the tradition that the mortal remains of the Apostle are buried in Galicia. Thus, hagiographic narratives prove to be fundamental sources for the study of the medieval period, as they make it possible to understand how miracles and the construction of sainthood reflected the values, beliefs, and social relations of medieval society.