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FROM PORTA FRANCIGENA TO ROME: SPANISH VIA FRANCIGENA? It is quite evident that the Way of Saint James and the Via Francigena are part of the same spirit but, at the same time, they are different ways. Reaching Rome from Canterbury is still kind of an adventure, as it may have been the Camino de Santiago in the 20 th century. There is concrete evidence that the Camino and the Via Francigena have already been related since ancient times. This claim becomes clearer if we talk about Porta Francigena , the original north door of the former Santiago de Compostela Cathedral. It was at the beginning of the 12 th century when Diego Gelmírez, first Archbishop of Santiago, dreamed of giving the town the importance it deserved and placing Santiago among the Christian cities. For this reason, he decided to follow the European pilgrimage routes, from Santiago to Rome. Diego Gelmírez is a basic source for the twinning of the Camino de Santiago and the Via Francigena. He carried out his ambitious project to put Compostela at the same level of Rome and Jerusalem and, as an Archbishop, he visited the Pope during his second trip to Rome in 1105, just like Sigeric did in the year 990. He followed the Via Tolosana in Southern France, some paths of the Via Podiensis and then the Via Lemosina - still in France - to eventually reach Rome. This is the reason why the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela had a door called Francigena , namely the north door, which is lost today and which was the final destination of pilgrims coming especially from the French Way. The Porta Francigena was situated where today the Door of the Azabachería stands. It is evident that the name Francigena originates from our Via Francigena . An increasing number of pilgrims is choosing to go from Rome to Santiago and viceversa. To make one route linking Santiago with Rome, and to get into the soul of those who crossed Europe on foot motivated by something more than a trek - namely Faith -, we need something more than GPS tracks or perfect tourism projects. Therefore, in a virtual way from Santiago to Rome, the former Porta Francigena should be the beginning and the end of it. Raúl Santiago Goñi President of the Asociación de la Vía Francígena en España .

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