The Great Procession of Tournai


Statue of Saint James St-James' Church, wooden statue, 1776.

St James, apostle. Dead as a martyr in 43 or 44, his grave attracts pilgrims in Compostella (Spain) since the Midle Age. His name was given in 1160 to a church of Tournai built on the road taken by pilgrims from Flanders to Compostella.


© Frédéric Denonne September 96.