Science Center for History since 1888
Gwendolyn Straubhaar (*1995 in Binningen, Switzerland) is studying Classical Archaeology and European Art History at the University of Heidelberg. After an academic year at the Università La Sapienza, she is currently writing a master's thesis in the field of spolia research in Rome.
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Dr Adrian Bremenkamp studied art history, philosophy and classical archaeology in Berlin and Paris and completed his studies in 2011 with a thesis on the iconography and function of the Bethlehemite infanticide in 15th century Sienese altarpiece painting. Between 2008 and 2010 he supervised the exhibition project fake or feint - six scenarios on tactical markings, funded by the Hauptstadtkulturfonds in Berlin.
In 1976 the College of Campo Santo Teutonico celebrated its centenary. Rector Erwin Gatz, just in office, invited German-speaking church historians to a conference at the end of October, among them naturally a great many (if not all) Görresians, headed by Hubert Jedin. On 30 October, Pope Paul VI received the church historians in a private audience and presented the College with a valuable facsimile.
More about this gift in the video
Francesca Paola Massara is Professor of Christian Archaeology and Christian Art and Iconography at the Pontifical Theological Faculty of Sicily 'S. Giovanni ev.' in Palermo, where she has also held the position of Library Director since 2009.
She has been Director of the Diocesan Museum of Mazara del Vallo since 2008.
Nicolas Stark, resident at the German College (as can be seen from the background of the picture), is studying Protestant theology for a pastoral ministry in Munich. The study programme of the Centro Melantone takes him to Rome for an academic year on his study path. His main interests lie in the 'mysterious workshop of God' and he is already looking forward to the coming exchange at RIGG.
Brother Adam (Raphael) Bergmann, OFM, was born on 24 December 1991 in Wels, Austria, where he graduated from a humanistic secondary school in 2010 and then did his civilian service. He completed his theology studies with stays in Germany and Israel with a diploma thesis on the tradition-historical connection of early Jewish literature (apocalyptic) and the preaching of Jesus as it is handed down in the Synoptic Gospels at the Catholic Theological Faculty with Prof. Dr. Christoph Heil in Graz.
Franz Malzl (* 1998 in Baden, Austria) studied at the University of Vienna. There he has completed a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Catholic Religious Education and a Diploma in Catholic Theology. He is currently studying at the Pontificia Università Gregoriana. There he is working on a licentiate thesis in Dogmatic Theology.
In his second webinar lecture on 17 January, Stefan Heid spoke about the beginnings of the Roman Institute of the Görres Society, which was founded in 1888. The main focus was on the working methods and the research topics. The long-term projects started at that time were the edition of the nunciature files, the history of papal finance in the 14th century and the edition of the acts of the Council of Trent.
The RIGG's YouTube channel, which has been running since December 2020, has seen a sharp increase in viewers. The number of subscribers increased from 48 to 81. Currently, the channel has 4 categories (playlists): General (4), Lectures at RIGG (9), Lectures from the Cult of the People conference (6) and Book Reviews (8). Last year the films were viewed 4,157 times, in 2021 only 1,531 times. Subscribe to our channel!
The RIGG newsletter, which mainly announces the lectures and conferences, has reached more than 1000 subscribers for the new year. Since the Facebook account has 1588 followers and Instagram about 600 followers, one can speak of a solid social networking
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