Science Center for History since 1888
My name is Elias A. Krexner OSB and I am a monk of the Benedictine Abbey of Seitenstetten in Lower Austria. Before joining, I completed my law studies at the Faculty of Law at the University of Vienna. After my novitiate, my theological studies took me back to the University of Vienna for three years.
Mihajlo Džamtovski (* 1996 in Pančevo, Serbia) completed his bachelor studies in archaeology at the University of Belgrade and his master studies in archaeology at the University of Ljubljana. He is currently a student in the preparatory year of doctoral studies at the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology in Rome and is a holder of the scholarship of the Holy See. His research interests include the period of late antiquity in the Balkans and the reception and usage of archaeology and history by contemporary societies in the central Balkan area.
Frank Gebhard Zander, a member of the Archconfraternity, died on 10 January at the age of 90. He will be laid to rest in the Campo Santo Teutonico, next to his wife, who died in 2000, right next to the church entrance.
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Bergsdorf passed away in Bonn on 9 January at the age of 82. From 2007 to 2015, he succeeded Paul Mikat as President of the Görres-Gesellschaft, which he led with great care. The Roman Institute of the Görres-Gesellschaft, whose Board of Directors he chaired during these years, owes him a great debt of gratitude. Since the establishment of the Foundation for the Promotion of the Roman Institute of the Görres-Gesellschaft in 2012, he has been a member of its board.
Dr. Alessandro Pulimanti (* 1994 in Rome) studied Romance Philology and German-language Literature from 2013 to 2019 at the Sapienza University of Rome.
The RIGG directly and indirectly advertises numerous books whose quality it deserves. We do this advertising not only on the RIGG website (right-hand column), but also on the website of the library catalogue, whose advertising carousel is updated with new book titles every few weeks (see photo).
Jonas Eger (* 2001 in Kempten/Allgäu) entered the St Jerome's Seminary in Augsburg after graduating from high school and began studying Catholic theology at the University of Augsburg in 2020. In 2022, he was sent to Rome to study at the Pont. Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum there. Since then, he has been studying philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University.
I was born in Unna in 1997, started studying Protestant theology in Münster in 2015, completed the 46th year of theological studies in Jerusalem in 2019/20, and then studied in Göttingen until the ecclesiastical examination in March 2023, where I then started my doctorate. I am currently studying the history of theology at the Pontifical Athenaeum of Sant'Anselmo. I am particularly interested in icons and their ecumenical significance.
Johannes Schubert (* 2003 in Gera) began his master's degree in theology at the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Erfurt after graduating from high school in 2021. He is currently studying at the Pontificia Università Gregoriana in Rome. With a wide range of interests, he does voluntary work in his free time and is a virtuoso organ player.
Joel Willi (* 2004) attended grammar school at the cantonal school in Solothurn, graduated this summer and is now beginning his studies in philosophy in Rome.
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