Finding Organisations!

  • AISSCA: Associazione Italiana per lo Studio della Santità dei Culti e dell’Agiografia

    This is the website of the Italian Association for the study of sanctity, cults and hagiography. They share information on their organisation, their members as well as upcoming events they are holding. Moreover, the section „Biblioteca agiografica“ continuously presents the latest publications from the hagiographic research field by recommendation of the society’s members. Also, they…

  • Arbeitskreis für hagiographische Fragen

    The Arbeitskreis für hagiographische Fragen was founded in 1994 and since then has been dedicated to interdisciplinary and international exchange on hagiographic research. While the focus of the working group lies on hagiographic texts and hagiographic discourse, it also deals with questions of religiosity, piety and sacredness. The website of the working group provides information…

  • ARC Humanities Hagiography Bibliography

    The website of the academic-led ARC Humanities Press provides useful bibliographies on medieval history. While the bibliography “Hagiography” is currently not available, there are several other extensive bibliographies on themes which are related to hagiography like “Theology and Spirituality”, “Medieval Liturgy”, “Sermons and Homilies” etc. The bibliographies are up-to-date (2020). Additionally, the ARC has a…

  • Associazione Italiana San Rocco Di Montpellier

    On this site, the Italian Association Saint Roch of Montpellier and the International Centre for Studies on Saint Roch compile information related to Saint Roch both in Roman languages and in English. The section „AGIOGRAFIE“ provides a list of biographical material on the saint from different authors oof the 15th century. Furthermore, the site gives…

  • Centro Studi San Giovanni da Capestrano

    This is the website of the Italian research centre for John of Capistrano. It mainly provides information on the life and work of John of Capistrano but also about past events and the research centre itself. Additionally, there are also some links to websites related to the subject.The website is in Italian. Last Updated: 2020…

  • Episcopus: Society for the Study of Episcopal Power and Culture in the Middle Ages

    Episcopus is an interdisciplinary society founded in 2004 for the study of medieval bishops and medieval secular clergy. In addition to announcing conferences, the society’s website also offers a collection of links to numerous translations of central source texts of the 3rd to the 14th century. Some hagiographic texts can also be found here. There…

  • Hagiographie et Histoire (Haghis)

    HagHis: Hagiographie et Histoire: atelier français de recherches sur l’hagiographie médiévale is a French blog and research group on hagiography in the Middle Ages. The blog no longer seems to be active (last post as of march 2019). However, it still is a useful resource as it aims to inform on conferences and colloquiums concerned…

  • Hagiography Society

    The Hagiography Society was founded in 1990 and is the largest Anglo-American network for all historical research on saints and sanctity. The society aims to establish worldwide networking and communication. Its main focus lies on the medieval era, but does also welcome researchers from all eras and disciplines. Additionally, the websites provides information about the…

  • Hagiologia

    Hagiologia is an interdisciplinary Belgian working group for hagiographic research founded in 1994. Until 1999, the working group published five yearbooks called “Litterae Hagiologicae”, which can be read online. In addition, information on past working meetings can be found. Unfortunately, the working group does not seem to have been active since the early 2000s. The…

  • International Medieval Sermon Studies Society

    The International Medieval Sermon Studies Society (IMSSS) is a society which promotes the study of medieval sermons and preaching. They also investigate the social, historical and literary context of the sermons. The society annually publishes a journal called “Medieval Sermon Studies” which members have access to online (membership is 27€/35$ a year). They also hold…