Forum for Historical Research since 1888
Located next to St. Peter's Basilica, the Campo Santo Teutonico is the retreat of the Roman Institute of the Görres Society (RIGG), the well-known academic centre for research into the history of the Church and Christian cultural heritage.
Von Ingo Schaaf
As is well known, it is not only the Görres Society that is celebrating its 250th anniversary this year (that of its namesake). The United States of America is also looking back on 1776, the year in which independence from the British mother country was declared.
From 14 March to 14 June, the National Museum of Perugia is hosting a spectacular exhibition on Giotto and St. Francis of Assisi, conceived by Veruska Picchiarelli and Emanuele Zappasodi. The Campo Santo Teutonico is also represented with an exhibit.
On 12 December 2025, our member prof. Hubert Houben (Lecce) was awarded the Premio Augustale d'Oro di Federico II di Svevia in Torremaggiore (province of Foggia) for his services to research and dissemination of information about the Staufer Emperor Frederick II. Congratulations!
Ciro Amato (Naples, 1974) has a degree in clinical psychology and studies topics related to the history of natural medicine, with a particular focus on Saint Hildegard of Bingen. He obtained a PhD from the University of Naples Federico II, thanks to which he acquired scientific research methods, including in law; he also has a degree in law.
The "Schülerkreis" meeting is by no means a closed circle, but also offers interesting programme items for non-members, this time as part of a ceremony in honour of its patron, Cardinal Kurt Koch.
The 128th General Assembly of the Görres Society in its 150th year of existence will take place from 25 to 27 September in Koblenz, the founding place of the society, and will feature special highlights, including a boat trip on the Rhine/Moselle. Registration is highly recommended. Only those who register online will find their names in the printed participant booklet.
The third series of lectures on selected treasures from the Ambrosian Library in Milan begins on 24 February.
Davide De Caprio (Straßburg)
Si tratta di due Open Panels che si terranno durante l’European Academy of Religion, che quest’anno avrà sede in Roma, alla Università LUISS. Qui di seguito gli abstract dei due Panels:
From 27 February to 4 October, the New Palace in Ingolstadt will host a special exhibition conceived by Priscilla Pfannmüller on Elector Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria. Britta Kägler (Passau) will give the opening lecture on 26 February on the topic of ‘Max Emanuel and his wives’.
Since January, Dr Roberto Regoli, professor of church history at the Gregorian University (not a Jesuit), has been the new director of the Vatican's Ratzinger Foundation. He succeeds Father Federico Lombardi, who served as director for many years.
The next Görres lecture on 28 February will be given by Yvonne Maria Werner from Lund. The topic is: ‘A priest's life between Rome and Copenhagen: the Danish “Camposantiner” Peter Schindler (1892-1967) and his commitment to the Catholic mission in Denmark’ (in German).
Dr Tamara Scheer, private lecturer at the Institute for Eastern European History at the University of Vienna, will speak on the topic: ‘Linguistic diversity in the Roman Catholic Church in Austria-Hungary’. The focus will be on the 19th/20th century, with particular attention to ecclesiastical institutions.
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Deadline: 15. Dicember
The Institute of History of Art in Florence and the Koç University in Istanbul are offering a scholarship for archaeology, architecture, art history or history.
The Roman Institute has, at the end of 2025, with 277 members continuously increased its membership share of the entire Görres Society within 14 years from 2.47 % to now 9.37 %, although the membership of the entire Görres Society is growing again (2021: 2.806; 2022: 2.840; 2023: 2.871; 2024: 2.908; 2025: 2.955). The strongest section of the Görres Society in terms of numbers is History. Most of the new members of the Roman Institute also join this section.
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On 11 February, Rodney Aist, course director at St George's College, the Anglican pilgrim centre in Jerusalem, will speak at the Jerusalem Institute of the Görres Society at 8.15 p.m. about pilgrims to Jerusalem before the Crusades(his book).
Römisches Institut der Görres-Gesellschaft
