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Apr 22
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Translatio Sanctitatis

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The book aims to analyze the hagiographic tradition of the thefts of relics in medieval Italy.
Since the theme of ‘furta sacra’ claims a consolidated historiographical tradition, it was decided to focus on texts and contexts that have not always received due attention in order to enhance its characteristics and affinities.
The heart of the book is concerning the analysis of the furtive translationes, hagiographical tales narrating the transfer of relics from one place to another following a theft. Through the study of historical contexts, narrative dynamics, literary themes and anthropological aspects, the book has tried to focus attention on the richness and complexity of the phenomenon over the centuries, outlining the history of a specific aspect of the cult of saints and relics, which is also history of the medieval culture and the medieval religious imagery.

Marco Papasidero

Translatio Sanctitatis

Firenze University Press, Firenze 2019

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Dec 30
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Young Scholars Florence Fellowships 2019: the results

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Here are the results of the ‘Young Scholars Florence Fellowships 2019’

1st March-30th June / 15th September-15th December 2019

Mariana García Palacios (Universidad de Buenos Aires – Argentina) ‘Children and Childhood within Religious Studies. An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Study of Qom Children’s Religious Knowledge’ Olga Kusenko (Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Philosophy, Moscow – Federazione Russa) ‘Riflessioni sulle vie della cultura cristiana nel XX secolo. Il caso delle ricerche russe sul pensiero filosofico rinascimentale (Zabughin, Anan’in, Bibikhin)’ Julia Rombough (University of Toronto – Canada) ‘Sound and Air Quality in the Florentine Convents, XVIth-XVIIth Centuries’ The Scientific Direction of our Institute has appreciated and very positively valued all the tens of applications received and, after a careful and in-depth assessment, has chosen the three above-mentioned winners, who are indicated in strictly alphabetical order, pointing out that the excluded candidates will be able to apply for the next call for fellowships.
Dec 30
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The ‘Sangalli Institute Award for the Religious History 2019’: the merit ranking

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The merit ranking of the ‘Sangalli Institute Award for the Religious History 2019’ (two winners)

  1. Jacopo De Santis (first award)
  2. Giulia Vidori (second award)
  3. Davi Chang Ribeiro Lin
  4. Davide Esposito
  5. Renato Giacomelli
  6. Luca Al Sabbagh – Miriam Benfatto – Maria Elena Cuenca Rodríguez – Francesca Guiducci – Roberto Marinaccio – Silvia Toppetta

The Committee has judged worth of serious attention all the applications. The selection was managed by asking a detailed referee to the members of the Committee specialist in every single scientific areas. Then, the Committee has fulfilled a second turn of selection, compiling the above quoted merit ranking, gathering together the essays which were comparable for quality and coherence.

Dec 07
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The Archives of the Holy See: the results of the selection

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Here are the 12 candidates selected to participate to the workshop ‘The Archives of the Holy See: an Introduction’, which will take place in Rome from 20th to 24th January 2020.

1) Mariana Brum Fonseca – Portugal
2) Ruiwen Chen – Hong Kong (China)
3) Cristina Costa Gomes – Portugal
4) Mariana Françozo – The Netherlands
5) Gilbert D. Jones – United States
6) Francesco P. Lacopo – United States
7) Ben Long – Ireland
8) Karina Moret-Miranda – Australia
9) Isabel Murta Pina – Portugal
10) Abigail Ortega – Spain
11) Devaka Premawardhana – United States
12) Ian M. Shank – United States

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