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New from our Research Blog: “Confinement in Byzantine Narrative, Part I: Martyrs and the Threshold of Holiness”

October 29, 2025

One of the questions that has long fascinated me is how human beings experience the...

New from our Podcast: “Marketing Mysticism 101: Hunting for Teresa of Avila with Dana Delibovi”

October 27, 2025

Teresa of Avila was a mystic, philosopher, poet, reformer, and more. How does a translator...

Come out for this Saturday's tailgate!

October 22, 2025

We were delighted to see ECS and Classics students come out for our first football...

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Happy Fall Break!

October 20, 2025

The university is on Fall Break this week (October 18–26). We wish everyone a restful...

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New from our Research Blog: “(Pseudo-)Peter Damiani and the Reception of the Schism”

October 13, 2025

In stark contrast to the almost non-reception of the events of 1054 in the literary...

New from our Podcast: “Spiritual Stronghold and Settlement Surveys: Uncovering Medieval Byzantium with Dr. Tyler Wolford”

October 08, 2025

We think of monks as living peaceful lives, separated from the chaos of daily life,...

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It's Graduate Student Appreciation Week!

October 06, 2025

We at the Medieval Institute are so grateful for each and every one of you,...

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Slavic and Eurasian studies professor wins Humboldt fellowship to research how Russia’s religious past shapes its present

October 01, 2025

When Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Sean Griffin realized his second book needed...

A detailed illustration shows Dante Alighieri in a white robe and laurel wreath, standing amid yellow and orange flames with an open book in his hands. The background is a mix of swirling clouds and celestial bodies.

Exhibit explores global reach of Dante's "Divine Comedy"

September 29, 2025

The University of Notre Dame's Zahm Dante Collection ranks among the top Dante Alighieri-related collections...

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Medievalist among inaugural cohort of Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

September 24, 2025

Six interdisciplinary scholars have joined the College of Arts & Letters at the University of...

Bronze statue of Boudicca, or Boadicea, a warrior queen of the British Iceni tribe, standing in a chariot drawn by two rearing horses. She holds a spear and wears a crown and flowing robe. A charioteer guides the horses.

New from our Research Blog: "Ignite Deep Learning with Creative Writing in the Classroom"

September 22, 2025

The results, as I’ve discovered in my teaching, can be transformative.

New from our Podcast: "Medieval Studies on Main Street: Public Humanities with Dr. Anne Le"

September 17, 2025

Listen now. This week, we're talking with Dr. Anne…

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Congratulations to the Medieval Institute community!

September 15, 2025

Each fall, we solicit updates from our community about the work they've done over the...

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Medieval tale of Merlin and King Arthur found hiding as a book cover

September 10, 2025

Researchers have found pages of a rare medieval manuscript masquerading as a cover and stitched...

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New from our Research Blog: "Translating John Plousiadenos’ Liturgical Canon for the IIX Ecumenical Council"

September 08, 2025

From the perspective of John Plousiadenos, a Greek priest from the island of Crete who...

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Celebrating the 800th Anniversary of Thomas Aquinas: Notre Dame–China Medieval Philosophy Project Continues to Evolve

September 03, 2025

On March 29, in collaboration with the Notre Dame Jacques Maritain Center and Huazhong University...

Carved wooden statue of St. Anne, the Virgin Mary, and the Christ Child. Mary, wearing a crown, sits holding the infant Jesus, who reaches toward St. Anne, seated beside them holding a book. The statue is light brown and rests on a dark rectangular base.

Raclin Murphy Museum of Art acquires important medieval sculpture of the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne

September 01, 2025

South Bend, IN: The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art gratefully adds an important German limewood...

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Mapping Global Dante in Translation Exhibit Opens at Hesburgh Libraries

August 27, 2025

'What through the universe in leaves is scattered' (Par. 33, 87): Mapping Global Dante in...

New from the Podcast: "The Medieval Mind in the Lone Star State: Teaching Medieval Political Thought with Cary Nederman"

August 27, 2025

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Welcome back!

August 25, 2025

We're delighted to have our faculty and students back for another terrific year together. Here...