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A lot has happened in German and international research since the working group for hagiographical questions first met 30 years ago. On 12 April 2024 at 19:30, Göttingen historian Hedwig Röckelein will trace these changes using the example of her own research biography under the title "Research on saints in motion - between textuality and materiality".

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From 14-16 March 2024, the annual conference of the Patristic Circle (Arbeitskreis Patristik) will take place in Augsburg, which will be dedicated to the history of the transmission of ancient Christian written sources. You are cordially invited to attend.

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The Theological Study Year in Jerusalem at the Dormition Abbey is celebrating its 50th anniversary with special events from 1 to 5 April. The theological study year offers theologians a free year in Jerusalem and thus unrivalled insights into the history and current relevance of Christianity.

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As part of the conference "Meister Eckhart and the Church", Dr Jörg Voigt, consultant for the Middle Ages at the RIGG, will be speaking on the topic "Between the establishment process and averting danger. The pontificate of Pope John XXII (+ 1334) and the case of Meister Eckhart" at the Catholic Academy in Bavaria in Munich. The conference is being organised in cooperation with the Meister Eckhart Society.

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It has been 1100 years since Ulrich became Bishop of Augsburg. The diocese of Augsburg is undoubtedly one of the most traditional dioceses in Germany, and probably also one of the oldest, as Christianity was already gaining a foothold in the Roman cities - Augusta Vindelicorum - in the 4th century, even if in this case the evidence only dates back to the 6th century. Ulrich is therefore not the beginning, but merely the new beginning of a tradition that already seemed to be dying.

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