As part of the Erasmus + project “UNESCO Passport”, the Spanish students from 6th grade of Primary Education have carried out an interesting research task about the life of the Apostle Saint James. Since the cathedral, the Old City and the Camino de Santiago (Saint James Way) are considered World Heritage Sites, we wanted to pay tribute to Santiago el Mayor, who gives its name to the city, the great cathedral and the pilgrimage route.
As information of interest, it should be noted that the first Galician landmark to be incorporated into the UNESCO World Heritage list was the historic center of Santiago de Compostela, in 1985. The cathedral stands out within its old town and it is one of the most visited places in Galicia.
In addition, more than one hundred thousand people arrive in Compostela doing the Camino de Santiago (Saint James Way), the second Galician intangible cultural heritage declared World Heritage by UNESCO. In 1993 it was also registered as a traditional pilgrimage route.
To commemorate our Patron Saint, the students investigated about his life: when and where he was born, who his family was, when he became part of the group of twelve apostles who followed Jesus and how his remains ended up in the city that bears his name according to tradition.
After the investigation, they created a book collecting the information. Each student was in charge of a chapter in Santiago's life, drawing a picture and writing a text in English at the bottom of it. The aesthetic they used was that of medieval texts, so they used a medieval typeface and decorated the page with ornaments and borders which are characteristic of the manuscripts of the time. Finally, they gave it an antique touch by burning the corners and pulling all the pages together by tying them together with pieces of string.
Have a look at the final result! We hope you like it!
