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September 10, 2025Church archaeology.

Landscapes of devotion: pilgrim signs in their wider context

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MLMartin LockerMLMichael Lewis

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Overview

Analysis reveals patterns of pilgrim souvenirs among cults of Walsingham, Margaret, and Winefride, highlighting cultural trends.

Key Points

  • Distribution patterns of medieval souvenirs reveal insights into pilgrimage movements and usage variations.
  • Analysis of Portable Antiquities Scheme data shows evidence, or lack thereof, for different cults’ souvenirs.
  • Cultural trends indicate the wider implications of pilgrimage on medieval religious beliefs and practices.
  • Future studies should focus on the material aspects and limitations of evidence for certain female saints’ cults.

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Locker et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c199f49b7b07f3a061bfaahttps://doi.org/10.3828/1081969
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