Jacobipeta
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Penitential pilgrimage — Sending a sinner on a long *pilgrimage was a good way of getting them out of the way. Thus a fornicating priest bringing disrespect on the Church might be sent to Compostella or Rome; or he might have to make such a journey year on year to… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Romipeta — Term used in medieval documents for a pilgrim going to Rome. [< Rome + Lat. peto = to make for] Cf. Jacobipeta; Thomipeta … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Thomipeta — Term used of a person going on a *pilgrimage to St Thomas Becket s shrine in Canterbury. [< Thomas + Lat. peta = seeker] Cf. Jacobipeta; Romipeta … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
