Stigmata: Bloody Wounds That Matter II

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Franciscan Institute, St. Bonaventure Univ.

Organizer Name

Catherine Mooney

Organizer Affiliation

Boston College

Presider Name

Catherine Mooney

Paper Title 1

Who Could Bear the Stigmata? Some Late Medieval Views

Presenter 1 Name

Carolyn Muessig

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of Bristol

Paper Title 2

The Stigmata of Blessed Helen of Hungary (d. ca. 1241): A Late Medieval Invention?

Presenter 2 Name

Gabor Klaniczay

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Central European Univ.

Paper Title 3

Imitation and Feeling: Sorrow and Compassion in the Stigmata of Elizabeth of Spalbeek

Presenter 3 Name

Mary Anne Gonzales

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. of Guelph

Paper Title 4

Respondent

Presenter 4 Name

Lezlie Knox

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Marquette Univ.

Start Date

12-5-2017 3:30 PM

Session Location

Bernhard 211

Description

The Franciscan Institute is sponsoring two sessions that explore the historical, theological, literary, and visual contexts of the stigmata. Moving beyond Francis, the papers bring new light on this complex phenomenon and address methodological approaches to the topic.

Lezlie Knox