Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies' Summer Lecture Series 2009

Sunday, August 16, 2009
10:15 a.m. - 11 a.m.

The University  of Arizona's Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies, with St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church, presents Summer Lecture Series 2009: "Pilgrimage."

Elizabeth Ellis-Marino, a Ph.D. student, will discuss "To the End of the Earth: The Camino de Santiago in Medieval and Modern Times."

This year's Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies' speakers will take us back in time to the Middle Ages and lead us to four pilgrimage sites that were very significant for European Christianity: The Holy Land, Rome, Canterbury and Santiago de Compostela.  We will imagine the pilgrims' journeys and listen in on their  social interactions. We will hear of sites that memorialize Christ's life, a major saint's life, a great miracle or divine appearance, and we will learn of the rituals that evolved in association with each place. The lectures will probe the motives of pilgrims. Did they originate in piety, penance for a sin committed, the fulfillment of a vow and/or the search for a miraculous cure?


Audience: All, Medium (51-100)

Where

St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Ave.
Room: Bloom Music Center

Contact Info & Links

Sandra Kimball
Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies
520-621-1284
skimball@u.arizona.edu
http://dlmrs.web.arizona.edu/Events.html