Saint Amaro
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According to Catholic tradition, Saint Amaro or Amarus the Pilgrim was an abbot and sailor who it was claimed sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to an earthly paradise. There are two historical figures
Statue of Saint Amaro. Ermita de San Amaro, Puerto de la Cruz.
Sunset in the Western Galicia coast.
Ermita de San Amaro, Puerto de la Cruz.
Immram
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An immram is a class of Old Irish tales concerning a hero's sea journey to the Otherworld. Written in the Christian era and essentially Christian in aspect, they preserve elements of Irish mythology.
Saint Amaro
…monastery in France. Around the historical character of Saint Amaro converged many pagan traditions present in Asturias and Galicia related with Gaelic immrama and echtrai, like The Voyage of Máel Dúin, The Voyage of the Uí Chorra, The Voyage of Snedgus and Mac Riagla or The Voyage of Bran. Many features of…
Brendan discovering the Faroes and Iceland Stamp sheet FR 252–253 of Postverk Føroya Issued: 18 April 1994 Artist: Colin Harrison