{"product_id":"red-camino-santiago-pilgrim-stole","title":"Camino de Santiago Red Stole with Scallop Shell and Cross of Saint James","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis stole follows a single pilgrim's route down each panel: a scallop shell at the top, the sword-shaped Cross of Saint James below it, then a pilgrim's staff hung with a gourd, and finally a winding path scattered with small stars leading to the fringe. It is worked on a red velvet-look ground, and can be tailored to your length.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDesign and symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach element here belongs to the same tradition. The scallop shell is the long-standing badge of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, carried by pilgrims as proof of the journey and worn to this day along the Camino routes. Below it sits the Cross of Saint James, a stylised cross shaped like a sword, worked here in red thread rather than gold - the one motif on the front not picked out in metallic thread. The pilgrim's staff and hanging gourd are the traditional equipment of the medieval pilgrim, shown carrying water for the road, and the winding gold path scattered with stars evokes both the physical route and the old belief that the Milky Way itself points the way to Compostela. Gold fringe finishes both hems, and the back of the piece shows a warm gold-tan tone rather than red, the reverse face of the two-tone fabric.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLiturgical use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eRed covers a wide range of occasions - the feasts of martyrs and apostles among them - and the Feast of Saint James on 25 July is a natural fit for a piece built entirely around his iconography. Beyond that specific day, this stole suits pilgrimage ministries, Camino blessing services, and any occasion where a parish or chaplaincy wants to mark a connection to Saint James or to pilgrimage more broadly, rather than a fixed place in the temporal cycle of Sundays and seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCut as a presbyteral stole for a priest, it is suited to clergy involved in pilgrimage ministry, chaplains attached to a Camino route, or as an ordination gift for someone with a particular devotion to Saint James.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLength and fit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard finished length is 120 in (305 cm), measured end to end over the shoulders, and lengths from 84 in to 120 in made to measure cost the same as standard. Beyond 120 in, $10 is added for every further 5 in, up to 160 in. Enter your height in the box on this page for a suggested length, or set your own figure; the length, height and any notes you give travel through to your cart, checkout and order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee it with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/red-vestments\"\u003ered vestments\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/saints-and-patronal-feasts\"\u003esaints and patronal feast vestments\u003c\/a\u003e, the wider \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/clergy-stoles\"\u003eclergy stole\u003c\/a\u003e range, or read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/vestment-glossary\"\u003evestment glossary\u003c\/a\u003e for terms like orphrey and presbyteral cut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"Standard 120 in","offer_id":49382780797163,"sku":"TCC-STL-RED-SHL-059-STD","price":184.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure up to 120 in","offer_id":49382780829931,"sku":"TCC-STL-RED-SHL-059-M120","price":184.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 121-125 in","offer_id":49408869728491,"sku":"TCC-STL-RED-SHL-059-M125","price":194.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 126-130 in","offer_id":49408869761259,"sku":"TCC-STL-RED-SHL-059-M130","price":204.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 131-135 in","offer_id":49408869794027,"sku":"TCC-STL-RED-SHL-059-M135","price":214.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 136-140 in","offer_id":49408869826795,"sku":"TCC-STL-RED-SHL-059-M140","price":224.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 141-145 in","offer_id":49408869859563,"sku":"TCC-STL-RED-SHL-059-M145","price":234.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 146-150 in","offer_id":49408869892331,"sku":"TCC-STL-RED-SHL-059-M150","price":244.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 151-155 in","offer_id":49408869925099,"sku":"TCC-STL-RED-SHL-059-M155","price":254.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 156-160 in","offer_id":49408869957867,"sku":"TCC-STL-RED-SHL-059-M160","price":264.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8375\/8571\/files\/red-camino-santiago-pilgrim-stole-1.jpg?v=1788952628","url":"https:\/\/theclergycouture.com\/products\/red-camino-santiago-pilgrim-stole","provider":"The Clergy Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}