News and upcoming events

From March 18-21, 2026, the conference 'Trasformazioni della Regula Benedicti. L'impatto del testo riflesso nei commentari (VI-XXI secolo)' will take place. It will be organized by FOVOG together with the Pontificio Ateneo Sant'Anselmo.

From November 27 to 28, 2025, the Research Center for Comparative History of Religious Orders (FOVOG) celebrated its 20th anniversary. The anniversary provided an opportunity to look back on two decades of research work and to focus on future developments in the history of religious orders.

The lecture "Carmina post mortem: Hagiographisch-poetische Diskurse über Mönchsbischöfe und Reformer im 12. Jahrhundert" by Sarah Schnödewind (Münster) as part of the FOVOG colloquium cannot take place as planned on December 3, 2025. A new date will be announced shortly.

The lecture "Voluntary poverty meets need. Questions on mendicant positions" by Sabine Schmolinsky (Erfurt) as part of the FOVOG colloquium cannot take place as planned on November 5, 2025. A new date will be announced shortly.