Way of Pedronía
The Pedrón
Here is where the boat was moored that transported the remains of the Apostle
According to the Jacobean tradition, the Pedrón is where the boat was moored that transported the remains of St. James from Palestine to the Galician coast and was accompanied by his disciples Theodore and Athanasius.
This very important object related to the worship of St. James can be seen below the main altar of the Church of Santiago, in Padrón, which was erected beside the Sar River in the year 1133 by Archbishop Xelmírez.
Although the Pedrón is really a Roman altar from an undetermined period, whose inscription, located in the front of the monument, is translated by some authors as “To Neptune, the forum of Iria with your money.”
Nosa Señora da Escravitude Santuary
This shrine is just 5 km from Padrón on the way to Santiago de Compostela, on the right.
Church of Santa María a Maior de Iria Flavia
The Church of Santa María a Maior de Iria Flavia is one of the oldest churches in Galicia and considered the first Marion one in the world.
The Pedrón
Here is where the boat was moored that transported the remains of the Apostle
Santiaguiño do Monte
An Early Christian church (3rd C.) identified by the Jacobean tradition as the place in which the Aposte preached.
Pedronía