33 Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert.
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33 Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert.
How old?: 1150-1250 (?)
Finding place: London
Place of provenance?: Saint-Guilhem-Le-Desert (Gellone - France)
Details: h.:40mm w.36mm
Meaning: pilgrim badge from Saint-Guilhem-Le-Desert, (West from Montpellier, Herault gorge) one of more important stops on the way to Santiago de Compostela. St. Guilhem or Wilhelm, was a cousin and trusted lieutenant of Charlemagne. He became famous for defending Frankish Kingdom from Arabs invasion and for his deeds during Franks campaign, which ended with capture of Barcelona. In 804 he founded an abbey at Gallone, where two years later he became a monk. His tomb and piece of the True Cross kept there made the abbey famous. Its peak of prosperity is the XIIth and XIIIth century.
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- Width
- 36 mm
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33 Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert.
How old?: 1150-1250 (?)
Finding place: London
Place of provenance?: Saint-Guilhem-Le-Desert (Gellone - France)
Details: h.:40mm w.36mm
Meaning: pilgrim badge from Saint-Guilhem-Le-Desert, (West from Montpellier, Herault gorge) one of more important stops on the way to Santiago de Compostela. St. Guilhem or Wilhelm, was a cousin and trusted lieutenant of Charlemagne. He became famous for defending Frankish Kingdom from Arabs invasion and for his deeds during Franks campaign, which ended with capture of Barcelona. In 804 he founded an abbey at Gallone, where two years later he became a monk. His tomb and piece of the True Cross kept there made the abbey famous. Its peak of prosperity is the XIIth and XIIIth century.