News around the globe
As expected, the newsletter for the second half of 2023, edited by Secretary General Dr Martin Barth, focuses on the autumn General Assembly in Tübingen. Importantly, the Görres Society has decided to establish a foundation. The RIGG already has its own "Foundation for the Promotion of the Roman Institute of the Görres Society".
The small town of Albano on Lago di Albano, less than an hour's drive from Rome, is unfortunately rarely visited by tourists, although there was a very important Roman camp there, the remains of which can still be seen. Emperor Constantine also built a basilica there, which is remarkable in itself. Finally, Albano is one of the seven suburbicarian bishoprics of Rome.
There are four things to report from a trip to Albano during Advent:
Books are always a quick gift. But you can also make yourself a gift very quickly by entering your name in the Hall of Fame of the Roman Institute of the Görres Society.
As far as books are concerned, we recommend hot:
One of the few shops in Germany that sells ecclesiastical workwear is the clothing shop formerly known as "Polykarp Reuss" in Cologne, where I bought my first collared shirts. They were of such high quality that I can still wear them today after 30 years. The shop is now called "Paramente Schmitt" and also sells books. Thankfully, not only the online list, but also the shop window has my book "Altar and Church".
As in previous years, the Greek and Latin Studies Class has organised a series of meetings entitled "Around a codex". During each of these meetings, a scholar will present a particularly valuable Ambrosian manuscript codex, illustrating its characteristics and guiding its understanding.
A documentary of EWTN about the Irish priest Hugh O'Flaherty was broadcast on Irish television RTE ONE in "Nationwide" on 22 November. O'Flaherty lived at the German college at Campo Santo Teutonico from 1938 to 1947 and saved over 6000 people, mainly Jews, from the Nazis. The programme was made by Colm Flynn and was also filmed at Campo Santo Teutonico.
television booklet about O'Flaherty
On 24-25 November, an international conference on the urban-rural relationship in the late antique provinces of Asia Minor will take place at the Department of Ancient History of the Historical Institute in Cologne. The focus will be on the aspect of 'order and authority'.
On Tuesday, 14.11.2023, the classical archaeologist Dr Sascha Priester - consultant for archaeology at the RIGG - and the New Testament scholar Cedric Büchner will form the lecturer duo. Using short lectures with archaeological information on the exhibits of the "Museum for Casts of Classical Works of Art" and selected passages from philosophical and literary texts from antiquity, they will take the participants on a journey into the world of ancient images and ideas - and offer the opportunity for exchange and discussion following the expert talk.
The IX Encontro Internacional sobre Ordens Militares will take place in Palmela (Portugal) from 25-29 October. In the section "Antagonisms, Violence and Aliance in Military Orders" chaired by Prof. Dr. Nicholas Jaspert (Heidelberg), Dr. Thomas Kieslinger (Augsburg) will speak on "Military Orders and Martial Display".
by Britta Kägler
As usual, the - this time 125th - General Assembly of the Görres Society took place at the end of September. Tübingen presented itself in sunny autumn weather, which at most made the sunny Romans still freeze in the morning. The programme was tightly timed and traditionally began with a lecture on the conference venue. Under the title "Reflecting on Eberhard", the regional historian Prof. Dr. Sigrid Hirbodian took up the intense debate about the name of the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen and contextualised the life and work of Eberhard im Barte, Duke of Württemberg and founder of the University in Tübingen.
Römisches Institut der Görres-Gesellschaft
