Franciscan Women in Iberia: Translation and Transformation

Sponsoring Organization(s)

North American Catalan Society; Women in the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition (WIFIT)

Organizer Name

Anita Holzmer, OSF

Organizer Affiliation

Univ. of St. Francis, Fort Wayne

Presider Name

Diane Tomkinson, OSF

Presider Affiliation

Neumann Univ.

Paper Title 1

Angela of Foligno in the New World: The Versions of the "Memoriale" Commissioned by Cardinal Cisneros

Presenter 1 Name

Pablo Garcia Acosta

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Bibliotheca Mystica et Philosophica Alois M. Haas, Univ. Pompeu Fabra

Paper Title 2

Isabel de Villena: A Woman’s Transformation of the Vita Christi Tradition

Presenter 2 Name

Lesley Twomey

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Northumbria Univ.

Paper Title 3

Franciscan Women and Networks of Knowledge

Presenter 3 Name

María del Mar Graña Cid

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. de Comillas

Start Date

16-5-2015 10:00 AM

Session Location

Schneider 1145

Description

There is a strong presence of medieval Franciscan women in the Iberian Peninsula which remains understudied. This session will explore the contributions of Franciscan women in the Spanish context, as both translators of texts and as writers of texts which were influential when translated into Spanish.

Anita Holzmer OSF