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.
To mark the conclusion of its centenary celebrations, the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology is organising a major conference from 9 to 11 December on the monuments dedicated to the Apostles in Italy and beyond. The conference will focus on the primary early Christian and medieval sites commemorating the Apostles.
On 13 November at 5.00 pm at the Campo Santo Teutonico, a panel discussion will take place on Pius XII and Pasqualina Lehnert, featuring contributions from Cardinal Mamberti, Alessandro Bellino, Johan Ickx and Stefania Falasca.
The Festival of Sacred Music is taking place in Rome for the 25th time, held in the city’s major basilicas. Participants include the Vienna Philharmonic, the Siena Cathedral Choir and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra.
Hannah Ochel (born in Cologne in 2000) attended the Ambrosianum in Tübingen after completing her A-levels. After studying classical languages, she began a degree in Catholic Theology in Tübingen. This was followed by a semester in Erfurt and a year abroad in Rome. There, she continued her studies in theology and philosophy at the Pontifical Gregorian University. She is currently studying for a licentiate degree, specialising in dogmatic theology. Her spiritual ‘anchor’ is the Anima.
Deadline: 22 November
The German Archaeological Institute is advertising a vacancy for a research assistant in Latin epigraphy.
Literary scholar Dr Gudrun Trausmuth (Vienna) speaks about the eminent Catholic writer Gertrud von le Fort, who died 55 years ago in Oberstdorf, Bavaria: ‘Narrated Space: Rome in the works of Gertrud von le Fort (1876–1971).’
As part of a series of public lectures organised by the Ligurian dioceses of Albenga-Imperia on the baptistery and the cathedral of Albenga, Stefan Heid will speak on 13 November about the fundamentals and ritual aspects of early Christian baptismal practice.
Deadline: 30. November
Chair of Medieval and Modern Church History at the Faculty of Catholic Theology, University of Bonn (successor to Gisela Muschiol).
On 19 October, Pope Leo XIV appointed our member Mons. Prof. Carlo dell’Osso, Secretary and Professor of Patrology and Church History at the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, as a member of the Holy See’s International Theological Commission. Prof. Dr Jan-Heiner Tück (Vienna) was also appointed.
Viola Olschewski is currently undertaking a dual Master’s degree in History at Ruhr University Bochum. She also works there as a lecturer in the field of regional memory culture in the Ruhr region.
The commemorative volume *Das Deutsche Kolleg im Vatikan. Der Campo Santo Teutonico 1876–2026: Ort leidenschaftlicher Kirchlichkeit und Debatte* (The German College in the Vatican. The Campo Santo Teutonico 1876–2026: A Place of Passionate Devotion and Debate) is an 851-page work dedicated to the long history of the Priestly College, told through the stories of outstanding and ‘remarkable’ figures who lived there and made significant contributions to academia, politics and pastoral care.
On Friday, 30 October, Prof. Dr Jochen Johrendt (Wuppertal) will give a talk on the topic ‘The Bishop of Rome and his chapters: St Peter’s in the Vatican and St John’s in the Lateran during the High Middle Ages’.
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The final, 272nd volume of the *Reallexikon für Antike und Christentum* is scheduled to be published later this year. This marks the completion of this work, whose origins date back to the period before World War II. For decades, it has been a hallmark of the University of Bonn and the Westphalian Academy of Sciences.
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To mark the 800th anniversary of the death of Saint Francis, a conference will be held in Rome (Hungarian Academy, Istituto Storico Italiano per il Medioevo) and in Capestrano in Abruzzo (Castello Piccolomini) from 10 to 12 November, a conference will be held on hagiographical, liturgical and devotional aspects of Franciscanism in the Kingdom of Hungary from the High to the Late Middle Ages.
On 7 November, Hartmut Benz will be speaking about the colourful figure of Prelate Rudolf Gerlach (1886–1946), a native of Baden-Baden, on the WDR programme “Zeitzeichen” (WDR-5 from 9.45 am to 10.00 am and on WDR-3 from 5.45 pm to 6.00 pm). Gerlach was Cameriere Segreto of Pope Benedict XV and was forced to leave the Vatican and Italy during the First World War.
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