CAMINHANDO PARA DEUS: A ROMARIA DO DIVINO PAI ETERNO DE QUIRINÓPOLIS A TRINDADE- GOIÁS

Abstract

The present work aims to study the practices of popular Catholicism manifested in the pilgrimage that departs from Quirinópolis towards the Shrine of the Eternal Father in Trindade - Goiás. There is a mixture of culture, religion and traditions renewed every year. The participant research was supported by bibliographical references to offer the theoreticalmethodological support and emphasizes the relevance of this historical and ethnographic work. We seek to understand the practice of pilgrimage as a sacred period that transcends time and space during walking. The sources are elements supported by orality, to understand the characteristics of the pilgrimage, allied to the photographic images of photographic images of the rites. These elements remain embedded in a tradition and demonstrate it. The first chapter was constructed from concepts that evidence the motivations that lead pilgrims to Trinity as a sacred place. In the second chapter, the story of the religious center of destiny, which from a medallion attracts devotees from all over Brazil and conquered the devotion of the Christian people. Finally, in the third chapter, the ethnographic research with the pilgrims of Quirinópolis is presented. They show their devotion to the Eternal Father in the form of thanks to the graces they have gained, walking to fulfill their promises.