Saint william of vercelli biography of christopher
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St.William, Abbot, Founder of the Congregation of Montevergine
Sometimes, even a young child is able to make a decision that will change his life forever.
This was the case with St William, who at the age of fourteen decided to go on pilgrimage – first to Santiago de Compostela, and then to the Holy Land. Like St Francis a century later, William gave up all he had in order to embrace a religious life.
He freed himself from attachments to his family, gave up his noble title, put on a tattered habit, and left his home in Vercelli (Italy) barefoot.
Saint william of vercelli biography of christopher
Compostela was the most famous pilgrimage site of his time, and it was to the Spanish shrine that William turned his steps. His journey took five years, walking the whole way, living off of bread and water, enduring hardships, sleeping on the bare earth.
Along the way he spoke intimately with God, and proclaimed the Gospel to those he met.
An unimagined goal
Apart from Compostela, the goal of pilgrims