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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.
Father Mariano Dell'Omo, archivist of Montecassino Abbey, will give a lecture in Italian on Friday, 24 November "San Benedetto e la sua Regola. Sui fondamenti scritti del monachesimo occidentale come riflessi negli archivi (e nelle biblioteche) monastici".
Simon Meier has published a detailed report on the platform H/Soz/Kult about the lectures of the conference "Rome as Sacred Topography from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era" held by Prof. Dr. Britta Kägler (Passau) at the RIGG in March.
Students from outside Italy who wish to attend the conference "Unity and Uniqueness. Ecclesiological Concretions in Ecumenical Perspective" in Rome from 6 to 8 March 2024 can apply for a travel grant.
Contact: Christoph Butschak
Prof. Dr. Anja Bettenworth (Köln) and Prof. Dr. Claudia Gronemann (Mannheim) give a double lecture:
Topic: "Augustin Theiner (1804-1874) als Historiker der Restauration nach der Französischen Revolution"
The lecture is part of the study day on the archivist of the Holy See, Augustin Theiner. His tomb is located on the Campo Santo Teutonico.
The lecture of Herman H. Schwedt (Salsomaggiore) and of Alexandra von Teuffenbach (Rome) was chanceled.
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.
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