Rosarian Academy teacher is taking a pilgrimage following the steps of St. James. Rosarian Academy a christian school located in West Palm Beach, Fl. 807 N Flagler Dr West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (561) 832-5131

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July 1st, 2015
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Rosarian
Academy
Fourth-­‐Grade
Teacher
Sets
Off
on
500-­‐Mile
Religious
Pilgrimage
Through
Europe
Summary: Rosarian Academy teacher and her brother set out on a religious
pilgrimage through Europe that dates back to the first millennium, inspired by her
fourth-grade curriculum.
Katherine Murphy, fourth-grade teacher at Rosarian Academy
http://www.rosarian.org/, is spending her summer fulfilling a dream—walking
over 500 miles on a religious pilgrimage called the Camino de Santiago de
Compostela (The Way of St. James). Traveling with her brother, Michael, and
carrying everything they need in their backpacks, they plan to finish the journey in
about 30-35 days. This pilgrimage dates back to medieval times.
The main pilgrimage route to Santiago follows an earlier Roman trade route,
which continues to the Atlantic coast of Galicia, ending at Cape Finisterre.
Although it is known today that Cape Finisterre, Spain's westernmost point, is not
the westernmost point of Europe (Cabo da Roca in Portugal is farther west), the
fact that the Romans called it Finisterrae (literally the end of the world or Land's
End in Latin) indicates that they viewed it as such.
“Completing the Camino https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago has
been on my dream list, and I feel like there have been several signs from God
calling me to walk the Camino this summer. One of these was in working in
fourth grade and discovering I would be teaching a unit on Europe in the Middle
Ages, including medieval religious pilgrimages! I look forward to returning and
sharing this experience with my students,” said Miss Murphy.
The sibling pair left on their European adventure on June 11th
. They first traveled
to France, visiting Paris, Lisieux, and Lourdes. Then, they started the Camino
pilgrimage on June 21st in France and will continue across northern Spain to the
cathedral in Santiago, where the apostle St. James is buried.
At night, the Milky Way overhead seems to point the way and interestingly
enough, the popular Spanish name for the astronomical Milky Way is El Camino

2. de Santiago. According to a common medieval legend, the Milky Way was formed
from the dust raised by traveling pilgrims. Compostela itself means "field of
stars". Another origin for this popular name is Book IV of the Book of Saint James
which relates how the saint appeared in a dream to Charlemagne, urging him to
liberate his tomb from the Moors and showing him the direction to follow by the
route of the Milky Way.
Founded in 1925, Rosarian Academy
http://www.edline.net/pages/Rosarian_Academy educates students in early
childhood through eighth grade and offers an exceptionally strong academic
program enriched by athletics, visual and performing arts, and community service
opportunities. The private, coeducational school is located on Flagler Drive in
downtown West Palm Beach and is sponsored by the Adrian Dominican
Sisters. For more information, call 561.832.5131 or visit us on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/RosarianAcademy.