Shaping and living norms in Medieval Monasticism

12th December 2024, 10.00 - 12.30 AM
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Gemelli, 1, Milan
Excursion to the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio and guided visit

12th December, 2.30 - 6.00 PM

Institutional greetings

• Mons. Claudio Giuliodori - Assistente Ecclesiastico Generale dell’Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
• Padre Stefano Zanolini - Abate di Chiaravalle, Vicepresidente Fondazione Grana Padano ETS
• Prof. Andrea Canova - Preside della Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia dell’Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
• Prof. Umberto Longo - Direttore Istituto Storico Italiano per il Medio Evo
• Prof. Andrea Zorzi - Giunta storica nazionale, Università degli Studi di Firenze

Session 1: Welcome and Keynote Lecture 1
Session chair: Steven Vanderputten - University of Ghent

Introduction and objectives of the conference
Nicolangelo D’Acunto - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

GARMon - a new initiative for global research collaboration in the field of vita religiosa
Mirko Breitenstein - TU Dresden/FOVOG

Keynote lecture
Defining norms in medieval monasticism. First approaches
Gert Melville - TU Dresden/FOVOG

13th December, 9.30 - 12.30 AM

Session 2: The Origins and Validity of Norms
Session chair: Mirko Breitenstein - TU Dresden/FOVOG

Norms of Creating Norms
Hans-Joachim Schmidt - Universität Freiburg

Charismatic leadership and normativity: Francis of Assisi
Maria Pia Alberzoni - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Didactical and parenetical approaches to monastic rules: Pier Damiani’s rules for Fonte Avellana
Umberto Longo - Sapienza Università di Roma

Discussion

Organizing committee

• Guido Cariboni - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
• Nicolangelo D’Acunto - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
• Fiona Griffiths - Stanford University
• Gert Melville - Technische Universität Dresden
• Steven Vanderputten - Ghent University

It will be possible to attend the meeting in person and will be connected via the Microsoft Teams platform ACCESSIBLE HERE.