together in the interaction
The art historian Prof Dr Christian Hecht will speak on the subject of "The art decoration of the Sistine Chapel and its liturgical function".
He has some spectacular insights to share.
Beginning: 18
Location: Aula Pope Benedict XVI (Campo Santo Teutonico)
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The Fritz Thyssen Foundation (Cologne) is funding the major conference on "Time, Space and Calendar in Late Antique Rome", which is being organised by the RIGG from 27 to 30 November 2024. Participants are welcome.
Topic: "Ein Meisterspion im Vatikan? Das mysteriöse Leben des Prälaten Rudolf Gerlach (1886-1946)"
Hartmut Benz (Ruppichteroth), one of the best experts on the Roman Curia in the 19th/20th century, has shed light on the opaque life of the German Curia prelate Rudolf Gerlach, who came from Baden, in three articles in the Römische Quartalschrift (2021-2023) and presents the results of his research.
Beginning: 6 pm
Location: Hall Pope Benedict XVI (Campo Santo Teutonico)
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The Roman Institute of the Görres Society is holding a conference on the chronograph of 354 from 27 to 30 November 2024. It is being organised by Dr Matthias Simperl (Augsburg) in collaboration with Stefan Heid.
Jobst Knigge (Hamburg) speaks on "Der Kampf zwischen Bundesrepublik Deutschland und DDR um die deutsche Kultur in Rom".
Location: Aula Pope Benedict XVI (Campo Santo Teutonico)
Start: 6 pm
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Topic: China as utopic state in Athanasius Kircher SJ (1602-1680) (in German)
Elena Luckhardt (Bamberg) is a lecturer at the Chair of Early Modern History at the University of Potsdam (Prof. Asche).
Location: Aula Pope Benedict XVI (Campo Santo Teutonico)
Beginning: 6 pm
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The anthology, edited by Markus C. Müller and Dieter J. Weiß, is based on a conference organised by the Institute of Bavarian History at the LMU Munich at the RIGG in February 2022. The extensive documentation will be presented at 6 pm at Campo Santo Teutonico.
As part of the conference "Archives of Religious Orders and Monasteries from the Middle Ages to the Present", the organisers Jörg Voigt (Hanover) and Augustin Laffay OP (Rome) made short statements explaining their concerns. One pressing concern is how archives can be saved today in view of the numerous monastery closures.
Topic: "Die Eroberung Roms durch die Westgoten im Jahr 410 im Spiegel der Predigten des Bischofs Augustinus von Hippo"
Rev. Dr. des. Vanessa Bayha is director of the Centre of Melanchthon in Rome.
Location: Aula Pope Benedict XVI (Campo Santo Teutonico)
Start: 6 pm
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Before a detailed conference report is published in the next few weeks, we would like to briefly summarise the event here. With over 50 participants, the conference on monastery archives conference on monastery archives at the end of November was undoubtedly a successful event organised by the RIGG's Medieval Department, which is headed by Dr Jörg Voigt.
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