Orvieto and Margaret of Castello
Join us for a lecture in Miller Hall by Samantha Slaubaugh.
This talk explores how the lives of Giovanna of Orvieto (d. 1306) and Margaret of Castello (d. 1320) present various approaches for learning to engage with the church's liturgy. The fourteenth-century Latin lives of these two lay women reveal how stories and images, postural practices, and learning the Latin liturgy by ear could be models for other laity and penitents who sought a deep connection with the ritual and sacramental life of the church. The talk will also examine how in the fifteenth century the Dominican friar, Thomas of Siena, interpreted these models as he translated the earlier Latin lives of Giovanna and Margaret into Italian as part of his efforts to promote an institutional history of the Dominican Third Order.
Free and open to the public.
This event is part of the ISM Liturgy Symposium Series.
Contact: Katya Vetrov