Madeline Hicks- Journal 7: Image and Pilgrimage in Christian Culture (Pages 193-196).

 Pilgrimage has been around since the Medieval Ages. In some countries and cultures, it was used as a form of punishment. Criminals would be sent on pilgrimages to sacred places or shrines to pay for their crimes and sins. "When this system became authoritatively and legally structured, pilgrimages were themselves regarded as adequate punishment for certain crimes (thus the four murderers of St. Thomas a Becket, according to tradition, made the pilgrimage to Jerusalem to atone for their crimes.)" (Turner: Page 193). The goal of these types of pilgrimages was that the criminal would punish themselves by thinking and praying about what they had done. When they returned home, they would be forgiven by the Church, regular people and religious figures, such as God. This type of punishment appeared to be effective, and the Church continued using this method for many years. This practice was stopped around the time of King Henry the 8th and has never been done again.

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