Who, at least partly while in prison for practising his nonconformist religion, wrote the devotional classic 'Pilgrim's Progress' ~ in which the life and pitfalls of a believer are described through the analogy of a journey?

Ongoing political unrest permitting, many Christians feel it worth making the effort to visit the Holy Land with its sites where Jesus Himself walked, spoke and did His ministry. Which of the following would NOT conveniently fit into such an itinerary?

On the other hand, trying to keep up with the missionary travels of St Paul (even with the benefit of faster modern transport) would be well more than a single holiday's-worth, though there may be niche organisations that try their best. Once again, which of the following would NOT belong on a 'Pauline' itinerary?

There have been pilgrimages to other places with holy associations for hundreds of years. Whose tomb at Canterbury was the destination for the colourful characters in Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales'?

Earlier even than Canterbury, there is a British shrine at Walsingham dating back to a vision of the Virgin Mary in 1061 ~ just a few years before the Norman Conquest (and Battle of Hastings). In which county is this?

The sheer size of mainland Europe, and the reach of its networks of holy houses (abbeys and monasteries), take longer-distance pilgrimages there to a whole wider dimension. One of the best-known routes is the Way of St James: what is its pilgrims' destination?

Which do you think is the most common &/or cogent reason for people to go on pilgrimages anywhere?

Religious places sometimes find their ministry develops over time: for instance, Coventry (the site of one of the great mediaeval cycles of religious 'mystery plays') had its old cathedral bombed almost to total ruin during World War 2, and a brand-new (rare) 20th-century cathedral was built from scratch within 20 years or so; under twinning arrangements with Dresden in Germany, it has a powerful ministry of international fellowship and reconciliation. Towards the end of the 20th century, a sculpture was donated for installation alongside the 'new' cathedral's Chapel of Industry ~ portraying the head and torso of the crucified Christ, as made of scrap metal from cars that had been involved in fatal accidents. Why, or how, would the Cathedral authorities find grateful and suitable use for such a well-intentioned, but macabre, artefact?

Many churches and other institutions are named in honour of St Helen, mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great ~ and who, as such, was pivotal in the Christianisation of the Empire. It is widely claimed that on her own pilgrimage to the Holy Land, she rediscovered ... what?

The motif of a journey is attendant on both the birth and death of Jesus. Which of the following did NOT have to travel to Bethlehem to be part of the original Nativity narrative?