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The famous and controversial archivist of the Holy See Augustin Theiner (1804-1874), who will have the 150th anniversary of his death next year, has a special connection with Campo Santo Teutonico, as he not only belonged, since 1838, to the Archconfraternity but also found his grave in the German cemetery. Theiner was an opponent of the dogma of infallibility.
Change of three lectures: Fra Emmanuel Rousseau speaks on Friday at 9.30, Gianfranco Armando on Thursday at 14.20 and Dr. Federica G. Giordani on Thursday at 15.30.
In honour of Prof. Dr Johannes Grohe - in anticipation of his 70th birthday - an international conference on "Archives of monasteries and religious orders from the Middle Ages to the present: between administration, authority of knowledge and historical research / Les archives des ordres religieux du Moyen Age à nos jours: entre administration, autorité du savoir et science historique" will be held at the RIGG. The organisers are Dr Jörg Voigt (Hanover), RIGG's Medieval Desk Officer, and Dr Augustin Laffay OP (Rome), Director of the General Archives of the Dominicans.
In honour of Cardinal Kurt Koch, who will reach the age of 75 on 15 March 2025, a scientific symposium on the theme of "Unity and Uniqueness" will be held at the Angelicum and the Gregorian University from 6 to 8 March 2024, to which all friends of the Cardinal and those interested are cordially invited. It will be a scientific conference in which Cardinal Koch will be an active participant and co-discussant.
From 26 to 29 July, an international conference "Christian - Heroine - Queen: Maghrebian and European Perspectives on Literary Women in Ancient North Africa" will take place at the RIGG. The conference is organised by Anja Bettenworth (University of Cologne) and Claudia Gronemann (University of Mannheim). In a way, the event is a continuation of the Augustine Conference of March 2019 published in the Roman Quarterly.
Theme: "United in persecution? Greeks, Jews and Christians in ancient Alexandria"
Dr. Andreas Hartmann, who holds a doctorate from the Catholic University of Eichstätt, is a senior academic councillor for ancient history at the University of Augsburg,
Location: Aula Pope Benedict XVI (Campo Santo Teutonico)
Beginning: 6 pm
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Topic: "Mein Leben mit Rom"
The novelist Martin Mosebach, a lawyer educated in Frankfurt and Bonn, was awarded the Büchner Prize in 2007. He has published numerous novels, most recently "Taube und Wildente" (Pigeon and Wild Duck), and also regularly makes a name for himself with his cultural criticism.
Location: Aula Pope Benedict XVI (Campo Santo Teutonico)
Beginning: 18 Uhr (anschl. Empfang)
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Thema: "Ein Hauch von Rom: Klostergründungen und Pilgerwege im Bistum Passau im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert"
Dr Christian Handschuh is Professor of Church History and Christian Identities at the Catholic Faculty of the University of Passau.
The lecture will take place as part of the conference "Rome as Sacred Topography from the Middle Ages to Modern Times" (at RIGG, 23-25 March).
Location. Aula Pope Benedict XVI (Campo Santo Teutonico)
Start: 6 pm
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The Bavarian Regional History and European Regional History and the Church History and Christian Identities at the University of Passau are organising the conference in conjunction with the RIGG. Prof. Dr. Britta Kägler and Prof. Dr. Christian Handschuh are in charge.
Topic: "Hofierst Du den Tod?" - Venus und Maria im "Gattopardo" von Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Joachim Hake is since 2007 Director ot the Catholic Academy of Berlin. Before he was activ at Castle Rothenfels. He passed the academic year 1988/89 in Rome at the German College.
Location: Aula Pope Benedict XVI. (Campo Santo Teutonico)
Start: 6 pm
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Cornelia Bäurle has published a report on the conference "Papstreisen im Mittelalter" (Papal Journeys in the Middle Ages) organised by Christopher Kast and Claudia Märtl and held at the Campo Santo Teutonico for the online platform HSozKult. In it, she outlines the individual contributions and their outcome. The proceedings of the conference will be published in the autumn of this year as the 70th supplement volume of the Römische Quartalschrift by Herder.
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