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SFASJC news
- 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.
- SFASJC at Destinations Nature 2025For the 3rd year running, the Société Française des Amis de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle had a stand at the Destinations Nature trade fair.
- SFASJC at the Forum Nantais des cheminsFor the 1st time this year, SFASJC was present at the Forum Nantais des Chemins on February 28th and March 1st.
- The 12th arrondissement town hall offers a symbolic nail to our beloved companyLouis Chevalier, President of the Sens-Vézelay Association, with which we have a friendly partnership led by Albert Echilley, presented this symbolic nail from the Mairie du 12ème arrondissement to the Société Française des amis de Saint Jacques de Compostelle at its Annual General Meeting.
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,