Arthur Blessitt’s pilgrimage ends

Emily Pollok  |  People
Date posted:  27 Feb 2025
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Arthur Blessitt’s pilgrimage ends

Source: Blessitt.com

Arthur Blessitt, the American evangelist who set a Guinness World Record for longest ongoing pilgrimage, has died aged 84.

Blessitt, who made his final journey on January 14, took Jesus’ command to ‘take up his cross and follow me’ seriously – taking his 45lb wooden cross all over the world with the message of the gospel.

Over a period of more than 50 years, Blessitt travelled 43,340 miles across 324 countries, island groups and territories.

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