Roundtable on Visions of Sainthood in Medieval Rome: The Lives of Margherita Colonna by Giovanni Colonna and Stefania (University of Notre Dame, 2017; English translation by Larry F. Field)

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Women in the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition (WIFIT)

Organizer Name

Diane V. Tomkinson OSF

Organizer Affiliation

Neumann Univ.

Presider Name

Diane V. Tomkinson OSF

Paper Title 1

Panelist

Presenter 1 Name

Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of Pittsburgh

Paper Title 2

Panelist

Presenter 2 Name

James A. Palmer

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Florida State Univ.

Paper Title 3

Panelist

Presenter 3 Name

Darleen Pryds

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Franciscan School of Theology

Paper Title 4

Panelist

Presenter 4 Name

Mary Doyno

Presenter 4 Affiliation

California State Univ.-Sacramento

Paper Title 5

Respondent

Presenter 5 Name

Sean Field

Presenter 5 Affiliation

Univ. of Vermont

Paper Title 6

Respondent

Presenter 6 Name

Lezlie Knox

Presenter 6 Affiliation

Marquette Univ.

Start Date

9-5-2019 10:00 AM

Session Location

Valley 3 Eldridge 309

Description

This 2017 English translation of two medieval vitae of Margherita Colonna (1255–1280), translated by Larry F. Field and edited and introduced by Lezlie S. Knox and Sean L. Field, is now available in a paperback edition suitable for the classroom, making this an opportune time to examine this new resource in greater detail.

The four panelists will speak briefly, addressing the book from various perspectives, including women’s visionary culture, the Roman/Italian context of the Colonna family, gendered voices in hagiographical narratives, and Margherita’s place within the developing expressions of female Franciscan life in the second half of the 13^th century. Editors Lezlie Knox and Sean Field will respond, with time for additional conversation with the panelists and the audience. Diane V. Tomkinson