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SFASJC news
- SFASJC delegation to St-Jacques de Compostelle on St Louis Day for its 75th anniversaryIt was chosen on August 25, the feast of Saint-Louis, patron saint of the French abroad, to mark the 75th anniversary of the Société Française des Amis de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle.
- News from the Pèlerinage écologie intégrale epicThe Société Française sponsored the Ecologie intégrale pilgrimage of 3 students, who set off on July 1 and whom you may have followed on Instagram. They set off as a trio, and finished as a pair in the sweltering heat of early July.
- SFASJC welcomes foreign pilgrims to ParisOur directory of hosts has been expanded by a dozen volunteers to offer a personalized welcome to foreign pilgrims passing through Paris.
- Invitation to celebrate SFASJC’s 75th anniversary on August 25 in SantiagoCelebrate the 75th anniversary of our Company in Santiago – a few places left! August 25 is the holiday for French people abroad. The Société Française des Amis de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle has regularly honoured her in the Chapelle des Français.
- 2nd edition of the shell festival in MontrougeThursday 03, Saturday 05 and Sunday 06 April 2025 A real success: The program combined an intellectual, epicurean, physical and spiritual dimension.
- A last tribute to our General Secretary Monique JacobThe Board of Directors of the Société Française des Amis de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle is deeply saddened to announce the sudden death of Monique Jacob, its General Secretary since 2021.
The world of Saint James
- Camino Europa Compostela – AG 2025Malta hosted the General Assembly of Camino Europa Compostela from May 19 to 26
- The “spirit of the path” … what is it?It was a reader and friend of mine who, finding that the “spirit of the path” was often quoted and put to all sorts of uses, prompted me to ask myself this question.
- How to obtain the Compostela in 2025In 2025, Santiago Cathedral decided to slightly modify the requirements, making the section pilgrims must cover less restrictive.
- General meeting of Compostelle BretagneAnne-Marie Podesta, our vice-president, represented the Société Française des Amis de Saint Jacques de Compostelle on March 8 at the General Meeting of this dynamic association, which has almost 2,200 members in the five departments of Brittany.
- The octroi of CahorsOur association, l’Octroi de Cahors, has been in existence for 20 years, housed in a small house on the Pont Louis Philippe at the entrance to the town. It’s a 9 m2 confetti placed on a 1,523 km road. In the 19th century, visitors had to pay a toll at this very spot,