Highlights from the cultural world of Rome
The German Archaeological Institute is excavating in Ostia Antica. The very extensive ancient city area now lies beneath a meadow. Only the bishop's complex on the outskirts of the city is being excavated. Only this complex is worth excavating because the ancient city was abandoned and plundered, so that most traces have been lost.
On 6–7 November, the DAI and the Vatican Museums will host a study day on early Christian sarcophagi in memory of Hugo Brandenburg and Enrico Josi. Speakers will include Giovanna Ferri, Barbara Mazzei, Raffaelle Giuliani, Umberto Utro, and others.
On 6 November, the Austrian Historical Institute in Rome will host a study day on the pontificate of Pius XII (1939-1958) following the opening of the Vatican archives. Speakers will include Gianfranco Armando, Julian Sandhagen, Bernhard Kronegger and Roberto Regoli.
To mark the installation of the Marian altarpiece from Naumburg Cathedral in the Church of St Mary in the Campo Santo Teutonico, a ceremony will be held on 2 November at 5 p.m., during which artist Michael Triegel will discuss the Naumburg altarpiece with art historian Andreas Raub.
The Friends of the DHI invite you to a public lecture by Sebastian Scholz (Zurich) on 10 October at 6 p.m. on the Cadaver Synod of 897 against Pope Formosus.
On the occasion of the introduction of the new rector of Campo Santo Teutonico, Prelate Dr Peter Klasvogt, Dr Beate Gilles, Secretary General of the German Bishops' Conference, gave an interview to Mario Galgano of Vatican News and expressed her delight at the new appointment. The Bishops' Conference has institutional ties with the Pontifical College. Bishop Dr Bertram Meier is the Bishops' Conference delegate for the Campo Santo.
The National Institute for Roman Studies on the Aventine Hill is holding a conference from 22 to 24 September. The theme will be its own history, with a particular focus on the institute's role during the Fascist era.
Prelate Dr Peter Klasvogt from the Archdiocese of Paderborn will be inaugurated by Bishop Dr Bertram Meier (Augsburg) on 14 September at 10 a.m. as the new rector of Campo Santo Teutonico and the Archconfraternity, a position he has held since June. Peter Klasvogt has an excellent reputation, and the new report on katholisch.de is noteworthy.
The Swiss Institute in Rome is hosting a conference on early Christian and early Byzantine sarcophagi. Speakers include Alessandro Vella, Umberto Utro, Cecilia Proverbio, Gaia Maiotti, Barbara Mazzei, Galit Noga Banai, Vasiliki Tsamakda and Manuela Studer-Karlen. Jutta Dresken Weiland will talk about the Campo Santo Teutonico collection.
On 8 and 15 September at 11 a.m. each day, anyone interested in studying at the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology will have the opportunity to talk to the rector, secretary and/or professors and ask any questions they may have. Registration is required, and can be done at
Römisches Institut der Görres-Gesellschaft
