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57-666: Villiger is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Burchard Villiger (1816–1903), Swiss-American jesuit priest Claudia Villiger (born 1969), Swiss figure skater Kaspar Villiger (born 1941), Swiss industrialist and politician Mark Villiger (born 1950), South African judge René Villiger (1931–2010), Swiss painter Victor Villiger (1868–1934), Swiss-German chemist Baeyer–Villiger oxidation Walther Augustin Villiger (1872–1938), German astronomer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

114-830: A gymnasium in Zug , which was taught by secular priests . The Jesuits opened a college in Schwyz that year, and Villiger enrolled. In August 1838, after completing his study of rhetoric , Villiger applied to join the Society of Jesus . He was admitted on October 4, and proceeded to the Jesuit novitiate in Brig-Glis , Valais . On October 10, 1840, he professed his vows at the novitiate. In 1842, Villiger went to Fribourg to study philosophy and physics and in 1844, returned to Jesuit college in Schwyz as

171-605: A 27-mile (43-kilometre) pilgrimage to the Marian shrine at Einsiedeln Abbey . When he was 11 years old, Villiger was sent to live with his cousin, a priest, in Abtwyl to pursue higher studies and discern a religious vocation . The following year, he began his classical studies as a boarding student at Muri Abbey . After three years of study, the Swiss government prohibited Catholic monks from teaching, and Villiger continued his studies at

228-469: A large and multinational population. Pope Benedict XVI said, "It is a way sown with so many demonstrations of fervour, repentance, hospitality, art and culture which speak to us eloquently of the spiritual roots of the Old Continent." Many still follow its routes as a form of spiritual path or retreat for their spiritual growth. It is also popular with hikers, cyclers, and organized tour groups. In 1987,

285-803: A major Christian pilgrimage site since the Middle Ages. Pilgrimages to Rome can involve visits to a large number of sites, both within the Vatican City and in Italian territory. A popular stopping point is the Pilate's stairs : these are, according to the Christian tradition, the steps that led up to the praetorium of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem , which Jesus Christ stood on during his Passion on his way to trial. The stairs were, reputedly, brought to Rome by St. Helena in

342-672: A pilgrimage to Cartago on 2 August to make requests and give thanks to the Virgen de los Ángeles (the Lady of the Angels), nicknamed la Negrita due to the dark green color of the statue representing her; the statue located inside the Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels . People all over the country and even other Central American countries participate on foot or horseback. In 2009, due to AH1N1 spreading risks, it

399-652: Is considered of national tourist interest. The Romería de la Virgin de Navahonda , celebrated in spring in the Madrilenian municipality of Robledo de Chavela is representative of this tradition. There are also pilgrimages in the Canary Islands. An example is La Romería de Santiago Apostol , in Gáldar . Instead of focusing on Jesus, the floats usually praise the Virgin Mary with pictures and statues. According to believers,

456-606: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Burchard Villiger In 1857, Villiger was appointed president of Washington Seminary (later known as Gonzaga College High School ) in Washington, D.C. , succeeding Hippolyte J. De Neckere. His presidency came in an end the following year, and he was succeeded by Charles H. Stonestreet . He retired to his Church of the Gesú of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , where he died on ( 1902-11-05 ) November 5, 1902. Burchard Villiger

513-606: Is the patroness saint of Brazil . Venerated in the Catholic Church, Our Lady Aparecida is represented by a small terracotta image of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception . Historical accounts state that the statue was originally found by three fishermen who miraculously caught many fish after invoking the Blessed Virgin Mary. The statue is currently housed in the Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida , located in

570-543: Is the oldest surviving recount of a Christian pilgrimage to Jerusalem and chronicles his visit in 333 to 334. The pilgrimage tradition was established by Helena , the mother of Constantine the Great and encouraged by church fathers like Saint Jerome . Pilgrimages also began to be made to Rome and other sites associated with the Apostles , Saints and Christian martyrs , as well as to places where there have been apparitions of

627-559: The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Saint Bernadette Soubirous on a total of eighteen occasions at Lourdes (Lorda in her local Occitan language). As a result, Lourdes became a major place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage and of miraculous healings . Today Lourdes receives up to 5,000,000 tourists every season. With about 270 hotels, Lourdes has the second greatest number of hotels per square kilometer in France after Paris . Some of

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684-571: The Camino , which encompasses several routes in Spain, France and Portugal, was declared the first Cultural Route of the Council of Europe . Since 2013, the Camino has attracted more than 200,000 pilgrims each year, with an annual growth rate of more than 10 percent. Pilgrims come mainly on foot and often from nearby cities, requiring several days of walking to reach Santiago. The French Way gathers two-thirds of

741-656: The Guayllabamba River and uphill again to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Presentation of El Quinche, located at 2,680 m.a.s.l arriving at 6 a.m. Pope Francis visited El Quinche on 8 July 2015 and spoke to Roman Catholic clergy. El Cisne is a town in the southern region of Ecuador . Representatives of the city in 1594 requested sculptor Diego de Robles to build the statue of the Virgin of El Cisne which he carved from

798-462: The Iberian Peninsula and countries formerly colonized by Spain and Portugal . The term comes from romero / romeiro , meaning a person travelling to Rome . The travelling can be done in cars, floats, on horseback or on foot, and its destination is a sanctuary or hermitage consecrated to a religious figure honored in that day's feast. Besides attending religious services and processions ,

855-738: The Jesuit Church of the Gesù and Sant'Ignazio . Traditionally, pilgrims in Rome visit the seven pilgrim churches ( Italian : Le sette chiese ) in 24 hours. This custom, mandatory for each pilgrim in the Middle Ages, was codified in the 16th century by Saint Philip Neri . The seven churches are the four major Basilicas ( St Peter in Vatican , St Paul outside the Walls , St John in Lateran and Santa Maria Maggiore ), while

912-617: The True Cross , the girdle of Mary, the arm of Saint Thomas and various relics of Saint Servatius ; in Aachen the nappy and loin cloth of Jesus, the dress of Mary, the decapitation cloth of John the Baptist , and the remains of Charlemagne ; and in Kornelimünster the loincloth, the sudarium and the shroud of Jesus, as well as the skull of Pope Cornelius . In Maastricht some relics were shown from

969-695: The Virgin Mary . Pilgrimage to Rome became a common destination for pilgrims from throughout Western Christianity in the medieval period, and important sites were listed in travel-guides such as the 12th-century Mirabilia Urbis Romae . In the 7th century, the Holy Land fell to the Muslim conquests , and as pilgrimage to the Holy Land now became more difficult for European Christians, major pilgrimage sites developed in Western Europe, notably Santiago de Compostela in

1026-640: The apostles , saints and Christian martyrs , as well as to places where there have been apparitions of the Virgin Mary . A popular pilgrimage journey is along the Way of St. James to the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral , in Galicia , Spain, where the shrine of the apostle James is located. Also a combined pilgrimage is held every seven years in the three nearby towns of Maastricht , Aachen and Kornelimünster where many important relics could be seen (see: Pilgrimage of

1083-460: The birth , life, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus . Aside from the early example of Origen in the third century, surviving descriptions of Christian pilgrimages to the Holy Land date from the 4th century, when pilgrimage was encouraged by church fathers including Saint Jerome , and established by Saint Helena , the mother of Constantine the Great . The purpose of Christian pilgrimage

1140-491: The dwarf gallery of St Servatius' Church to the pilgrims gathered in the square; in Aachen the same was done from the purpose-built tower gallery between the dome and the westwork tower of Aachen Cathedral . The popularity of the Maastricht-Aachen-Kornelimünster pilgrimage reached its zenith in the 15th century when up to 140,000 pilgrims visited these towns in mid-July. After a break of about 150 years,

1197-442: The surname Villiger . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Villiger&oldid=1009824579 " Categories : Surnames Swiss-German surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

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1254-613: The 4th century. For centuries, the Scala Santa has attracted Christian pilgrims who wished to honour the Passion of Jesus. Several catacombs built in the Roman age are also the object of pilgrimage, where Christians prayed, buried their dead and performed worship during periods of persecution. And various national churches (among them San Luigi dei francesi and Santa Maria dell'Anima ), or churches associated with individual religious orders, such as

1311-569: The 9th century, though travelers such as Bernard the Pilgrim continued to make the journey to the Holy Land. Political relationships between the Muslim caliphates and the Christian kingdoms of Europe remained in a state of suspended truce, allowing the continuation of Christian pilgrimages into Muslim-controlled lands, at least in intervals; for example, the Fatimid Caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ordered

1368-612: The Holy Land for Christian pilgrims during the 12th century, but Palestine was re-conquered by the Muslim Ayyubids by the end of the 13th century. Under the Ottoman Empire travel in Palestine was once again restricted and dangerous. Modern pilgrimages in the Holy Land may be said to have received an early impetus from the scholar Ernest Renan , whose twenty-four days in Palestine, recounted in his Vie de Jésus (published 1863) found

1425-522: The Holy Land, to the places associated with the Lord’s passion, death and resurrection. They go to Rome, the city of the martyrdom of Peter and Paul, and also to Compostela, which, associated with the memory of Saint James, has welcomed pilgrims from throughout the world who desire to strengthen their spirit with the Apostle’s witness of faith and love. Pilgrimages are made to Rome and other sites associated with

1482-503: The Relics, Maastricht ). The motivations which draw today's visitors to Christian sacred sites can be mixed: faith-based, spiritual in a general way, with cultural interests, etc. This diversity has become an important factor in the management and pastoral care of Christian pilgrimage, as recent research on international sanctuaries and much-visited churches has shown. The first pilgrimages were made to sites connected with Jesus . Aside from

1539-535: The Virgin of Zapopan consists of a route 8 km in length, from the Guadalajara Cathedral to the Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan . It is made every 12 October, and figure of the virgin goes accompanied by more than 3,000,000 people. Located 28 km east of the capital city, Quito , the pilgrimage takes place every 21 November at midnight. More than 800,000 pilgrims walk down a steep slope of 780 metres over

1596-575: The cathedral in 1170, Canterbury became one of the most notable towns in Europe, as pilgrims from all parts of Christendom came to visit his shrine. This pilgrimage provided the framework for Geoffrey Chaucer 's 14th-century collection of stories, The Canterbury Tales . Canterbury Castle was captured by the French Prince Louis during his 1215 invasion of England, before the death of John caused his English supporters to desert his cause and support

1653-581: The cathedral was demolished and all the gold, silver and jewels were removed to the Tower of London , and Becket's images, name and feasts were obliterated throughout the kingdom, ending the pilgrimages. Latin America has a number of pilgrimage sites, which have been studied by anthropologists, historians, and scholars of religion. In Mesoamerica , some predate the arrival of Europeans and were subsequently transformed to Christian pilgrimage sites. Our Lady Aparecida

1710-588: The city of Aparecida, São Paulo . Every year the Basilica receives over 12 million worshipers and pilgrims. There are six main routes that are usually taken. The largest one, The Path of Faith (O Caminho da Fé), is composed of approximately 970 km, of which approximately 500 km cross the Mantiqueira Mountains by dirt road, tracks, woods and asphalt, providing moments of reflection and faith, physical and psychological health and integration of man with

1767-548: The deluxe hotels like Grand Hotel Moderne , Hotel Grand de la Grotte, Hotel Saint Etienne, Hotel Majestic and Hotel Roissy are located here. Combined septennial pilgrimages in the Dutch-German towns of Maastricht , Aachen and Kornelimünster were held at least since the 14th century. The German word Heiligtumsfahrt means "journey to the holy relics". In all three places important relics could be seen: in Maastricht relics of

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1824-633: The destruction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre , only to have his successor allow the Byzantine Empire to rebuild it. The Seljuk Turks systematically disrupted Christian pilgrimage routes, which became one of the major factors triggering the crusades later in the 11th century. The Crusades were at first a success, the Crusader states , especially the kingdom of Jerusalem , guaranteeing safe access to

1881-462: The early example of Origen who, "in search of the traces of Jesus, the disciples and the prophets", already found local folk prompt to show him the actual location of the Gadarene swine in the mid-3rd century, surviving descriptions of Christian pilgrimages to the Holy Land and Jerusalem date from the 4th century . The anonymous Bordeaux Pilgrim's Itinerarium Burdigalense ("Bordeaux Itinerary")

1938-563: The first prefect and as a teacher of mathematics. The following year, he returned to Fribourg to study theology . The Sonderbund War broke out in 1845, and Villiger was forced out of Fribourg with all his fellow Jesuits. He then went to Solothurn and awaited orders from the Jesuit provincial superior . Villiger became the president of the Washington Seminary, later known as Gonzaga College High School , on August 15, 1857, succeeding Hippolyte J. De Neckere. Villiger's tenure

1995-566: The glacier , there are fears that the ice may no longer be carried down. The ukukus are considered to be the only ones capable of dealing with the cursed souls said to inhabit the snowfields. The pilgrimage and associated festival was inscribed in 2011 on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists . Before 1534, Copacabana was an outpost of Inca occupation among dozens of other sites in Bolivia . The Incas held it as

2052-473: The indigenous non-Christian population takes place after the reappearance of Qullqa in the night sky; it is the rising of the sun after the full moon. Tens of thousands of people kneel to greet the first rays of light as the sun rises above the horizon. Until 2017, the main event for the Church was carried out by ukukus, who climbed glaciers over Qullqipunku at 5,522 m.a.s.l . But due to the near disappearance of

2109-566: The key to the very ancient shrine and oracle on the Island of Titicaca , which they had adopted as a place of worship. In 1582, the grandson of Inca ruler Manco Kapac , struck by the sight of the statues of the Blessed Virgin which he saw in some of the churches at La Paz , tried to make one himself, and after many failures, succeeded in producing one of excellent quality, placing it in Copacabana as

2166-498: The late 18th century. The young native herder Mariano Mayta befriended a mestizo boy named Manuel on the mountain Qullqipunku . Thanks to Manuel, Mariano's herd prospered, so his father sent him to Cusco to buy a new shirt for Manuel. Mariano could not find anything similar, because that kind of cloth was sold only to the archbishop. Learning of this, the bishop of Cusco sent a party to investigate. When they tried to capture Manuel, he

2223-561: The most representative examples is the Romería de la Virgen de la Cabeza ( Andújar , Jaén ), which is considered the oldest pilgrimages of Spain, and consists of the displacement of the travellers coming from all over the country to the Sanctuary of the Virgen de la Cabeza, through 33 km of Andújar, in the heart of Sierra de Andujar natural park. This celebration is held the last Sunday of April and

2280-418: The nature. The Hill of Tepeyac now holding the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe outside Mexico City , said to be the site of the apparition of the Virgin of Guadalupe . In Mexico , pilgrims walk to the Our Lady of Zapopan , which this considered the third most important peregrination in the country, after the one of the Virgin of Guadalupe , and the Virgin of San Juan de los Lagos. The Pilgrimage of

2337-475: The other three are San Lorenzo fuori le mura (a palaeochristian Basilica), Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (a church founded by Helena , the mother of Constantine, which hosts fragments of wood attributed to the holy cross) and San Sebastiano fuori le mura (which lies on the Appian Way and is built above Roman catacombs ). A romería ( Spanish ) or romaria ( Portuguese ) is a type of yearly, short distance Roman Catholic religious pilgrimage practiced in

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2394-417: The picture reached the priest of Copacabana who decided he would bring the image to the people. On 2 February 1583, the image of the Virgin Mary was brought to the area. Since then, a series of miracles attributed to the icon made it one of the oldest Marian shrines in the Americas, On 2 February and 6 August, Church festivals are celebrated with indigenous dances. In Costa Rica , it is traditional to make

2451-418: The pilgrimages were revived in the 19th century. The Aachen and Kornelimünster pilgrimages are still synchronised but the Maastricht pilgrimage takes place 3 years earlier. In 2011 the Maastricht pilgrimage drew around 175,000 visitors; Aachen had in 2014 around 125,000 pilgrims. Marian apparitions are also responsible for millions of tourists worldwide. After the murder of the Archbishop Thomas Becket at

2508-482: The pilgrims may also engage in social events like singing, feasting and dancing. One of the most famous examples of a pilgrimage is that of Nuestra Señora del Rocío , in which the faithful move to the Sanctuary of the Virgen del Rocío in the village of the Rocío, in Almonte , Huelva . The Romeria of Sant John of the Mountain , celebrated in Miranda de Ebro , is the second most important romeria in Spain behind El Rocío with more than 25,000 romeros . Another one of

2565-406: The resonance of the New Testament at every turn. According to Christian tradition, at some point between 818 and 842 during the reign of Alfonso II of Asturias , bishop Theodemar of Iria (d. 847) found the remains of Saint James the Greater . Around the place of the discovery a new settlement and centre of pilgrimage emerged, which was known to the author Usuard in 865 and by the 10th century

2622-499: The school $ 30,000 in debt, equivalent to $ 1,020,000 in 2023. Villiger died on November 5, 1902, in Philadelphia. Villiger Hall opened in 2012 as a student dormitory named in his honor. Christian pilgrimage Christianity has a strong tradition of pilgrimages , both to sites relevant to the New Testament narrative (especially in the Holy Land ) and to sites associated with later saints or miracles . Christian pilgrimages were first made to sites connected with

2679-438: The statue of the tutelar protectress of the community. During the Great Indigenous Uprising of 1781 , while the church itself was desecrated, the "Camarin", as the chapel is called, remained untouched. Copacabana is the scene of often boisterous indigenous celebrations. The Urinsayas accepted the establishment of the Virgin Mary confraternity, but they did not accept Francisco Tito's carving, and decided to sell it. In La Paz,

2736-462: The surrounding regions, made up of Paucartambo groups ( Quechua speakers ) from the agricultural regions to the northwest of the shrine, and Quispicanchis ( Aymara speakers ) from the pastoral (herders) regions to the southeast, near Bolivia. Both moieties make an annual pilgrimage to the feast, bringing large troupes of dancers and musicians. Attendees increasingly have included middle-class Peruvians and foreign tourists. The culminating event for

2793-405: The walkers, but other minor routes are experiencing a growth in popularity. The French Way and the Northern routes in Spain were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List , followed by the routes in France in 1998, because of their historical significance for Christianity as a major pilgrimage route and their testimony to the exchange of ideas and cultures across the routes. Rome has been

2850-498: The wood of a cedar tree. Each year on 17 August, thousands of pilgrims gather in El Cisne to carry the statue about 74 km (46 mi) in a procession to the cathedral of Loja , where it is the focus of a great festival on 8 September upon with yet another procession taking place to return it to El Cisne. According to the Catholic Church, the festival is in honor of the Lord of Quyllurit'i ( Quechua : Taytacha Quyllurit'i , Spanish : Señor de Quyllurit'i ) and it originated in

2907-421: The young Henry III . During the Dissolution of the Monasteries , the city's priory , nunnery and three friaries were closed. St Augustine's Abbey, the 14th richest in England at the time, was surrendered to the Crown, and its church and cloister were levelled. The rest of the abbey was dismantled over the next 15 years, although part of the site was converted to a palace. Thomas Becket 's shrine in

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2964-463: Was born on the morning of May 14, 1819, in Auw , Aargau , Switzerland. That afternoon, he was baptized at the local parish church by the pastor , a Benedictine priest from Engelberg Abbey , and he was given the Christian name of Joseph Burchard. Afterwards, he was offered up to the Virgin Mary at the high altar . Villiger was confirmed by the Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland , Archbishop Ignazio Nasalli-Ratti  [ it ] , when he

3021-434: Was called Compostella . The Way of St James became a major pilgrimage route of medieval Christianity from the 10th century onwards. Pope Alexander VI officially declared the Camino de Santiago to be one of the "three great pilgrimages of Christendom", along with Jerusalem and the Via Francigena to Rome. In the 12th century, under the impulse of bishop Diego Gelmírez , Compostela became an archbishopric, attracting

3078-470: Was eighteen months old at a church in the town of Cham . Villiger had five siblings. His older sister, Mary, became a Benedictine nun at the Sarnen Abbey , and his younger sister, married. His three younger brothers also married and had families. From the age of five and a half, Villiger attended parochial school , and he received his First Communion when he was eight years old. Shortly after his First Communion, he went with his mother and sister on

3135-493: Was short-lived, lasting only nine months, because on April 25, 1858, he was named to succeed Charles H. Stonestreet as the provincial superior of the Jesuit Maryland Province , and Stonestreet replaced him as president. Villiger's term as provincial came to an end on November 28, 1859, with the arrival of Felix Sopranis as the Jesuit visitor for North America. On May 21, 1861, Villiger arrived at Santa Clara College , succeeding Felix Cicaterri as its president. He found

3192-437: Was summarized by Pope Benedict XVI this way: To go on pilgrimage is not simply to visit a place to admire its treasures of nature, art or history. To go on pilgrimage really means to step out of ourselves in order to encounter God where he has revealed himself, where his grace has shone with particular splendour and produced rich fruits of conversion and holiness among those who believe. Above all, Christians go on pilgrimage to

3249-415: Was transformed into a bush with an image of Christ crucified hanging from it. Thinking the archbishop's party had harmed his friend, Mariano died on the spot. He was buried under a rock, which became a place of pilgrimage known as the Lord of Quyllurit'i, or "Lord of Star (Brilliant) Snow." An image of Christ was painted on this boulder. The Quyllurit'i festival attracts thousands of indigenous people from

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