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.
On 21 November, the Fondazione Vaticana Joseph Ratzinger/Benedetto XVI, in collaboration with the RIGG, will present the autobiographical volume of Ratzinger's collected works and another Ratzinger biography at the Campo Santo Teutonico.
The German Archaeological Institute is excavating in Ostia Antica. The very extensive ancient city area now lies beneath a meadow. Only the bishop's complex on the outskirts of the city is being excavated. Only this complex is worth excavating because the ancient city was abandoned and plundered, so that most traces have been lost.
Jakob Lesigang (born in Vienna in 2002) successfully completed his bachelor's degree in Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Vienna in the summer semester of 2025. Since October 2025, he has been living in Rome, where he is studying for a master's degree in International Cultural Management at the Rome Business School. In recent years, he has also been involved in museum education and cultural mediation.
in der Mitte Wolfgang Brückner, rechts Michael Brückner
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Brückner, long-time director of the Institute for Folklore Studies at Julius Maximilian University in Würzburg and equally long-time director of the Folklore Studies Section of the Görres Society (1985-2004), visited Rome with his family and students on his 95th birthday, including the Roman Institute of the Görres Society.
On 6–7 November, the DAI and the Vatican Museums will host a study day on early Christian sarcophagi in memory of Hugo Brandenburg and Enrico Josi. Speakers will include Giovanna Ferri, Barbara Mazzei, Raffaelle Giuliani, Umberto Utro, and others.
On 6 November, the Austrian Historical Institute in Rome will host a study day on the pontificate of Pius XII (1939-1958) following the opening of the Vatican archives. Speakers will include Gianfranco Armando, Julian Sandhagen, Bernhard Kronegger and Roberto Regoli.
On 29–30 January 2026, the Department of Biblical Studies and Historical Theology at the University of Innsbruck, the Austrian Historical Institute in Rome and the RIGG are hosting a symposium on linguistic diversity in the late Habsburg Empire. Church institutions such as seminaries, parishes and religious orders play a special role in the question of national and practical implications. The main organiser is PD Dr Tamara Scheer (Vienna).
The first issue of volume 120 (2025) of RQ was published on time in September 2025.
The printed issue as well as the e-edition and each individual article can be purchased from the publisher Herder.
The conference "Popes and Paraments from Julius II to Benedict XVI - Textiles, Texts and Contexts from Six Centuries" will take place at Campo Santo Teutonico from 26 to 29 November 2025. The conference is being organised by Prof. Dr. Dr. Jörg Bölling (Hildesheim) in collaboration with Stefan Heid.
Marco Aimone (London) and Stefan (Heid) are offering a 10-hour course on the development, preservation and use of liturgical objects in the early and medieval Church at the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology in December/January.
The Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology offers an introductory course in Christian archaeology, which, on the occasion of the Holy Year, once again deals with the theme of pilgrimage. The course is not only aimed at students, but at anyone who is interested.
Topic: "Lasst den Muezzin auf dem Minarett!" - Friedrich II. und der Islam (mit einem Exkurs über die Religiosität des staufischen Kaisers)".
The German-Italian medievalist Prof. Dr. Hubert Houben (Lecce) has published numerous works on the Italian Middle Ages, including the booklet Die Normannen (The Normans), published by Beck-Verlag for a general audience. He is a member of the National Academy ‘dei Lincei’ in Rome, Italy's most prestigious academy.
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The PIAC together with the Pont. Commissione di Archeologia Sacra as well as the Secretary of State provide two 3-year scholarships.
To mark the installation of the Marian altarpiece from Naumburg Cathedral in the Church of St Mary in the Campo Santo Teutonico, a ceremony will be held on 2 November at 5 p.m., during which artist Michael Triegel will discuss the Naumburg altarpiece with art historian Andreas Raub.
A major conference on the history of housing foundations entitled ‘Foundations as role models: the Fuggerei in context’ is taking place at the Augsburg City Archives. The range of lectures covers topics from the Fugger foundations in Augsburg to similar phenomena of poor relief and social welfare in Europe.
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