Palmer (pilgrim)
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title:
Palmer (pilgrim)
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In the Middle Ages, a palmer was a Christian pilgrim, normally from Western Europe, who had visited the holy places in Palestine and who, as a token of his visits to the Holy Land, brought back a palm leaf or a palm leaf folded into a cross. Palmers were often highly regarded as well-natured holy men because of their devotion to Christ along the pilgrimage. The word is frequently used as synonymous with "pilgrim". One of the most prominent literary characters to have been a palmer was Wilfred of
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Middle Ages Christian pilgrim returned from the Holy Land
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer_(pilgrim)
date created:
2008-05-20T08:21:31Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T05:11:15Z
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