Rethinking the Medieval Double Monastery in Interdisciplinary Perspective

Ort: Kleiner Festsaal

Friday, 14.10.2022

Gretting: Abbot Gerhard Hafner
Opening Comments: Prior P. Maximilian Schiefermüller, Karin Schamberger, Cristina Andenna and Alison I. Beach (organizers)

Session 1: Roundtable 15:00 – 16:00 Uhr

Defining the Medieval Double Monastery
Moderation:
Alison I. Beach (University of St Andrews, Scotland)
Panelists:
Lori Kruckenberg (University of Oregon, USA)
Astrid Breith (Österr. Akademie der Wissenschaften, Austria)
Cristina Andenna (Universität Graz, Austria)
Anne Diekjobst (Universität Kiel, Germany)

Coffee Break 16:00 bis 16:15 Uhr

Presenters:
Alison I. Beach (University of St Andrews), “Dual-Sex Monastic Community in the Mirror of Admont`s Twelfth-Century Manuscripts.”
Andra Alexiu (Universität Münster, Germany), “Ora, Mater venerabilis, pro congreatione fratrum et sororum: Hildegard of Bingen and deh Dual-Sex Monastic Communities.”

Respondent:

Cristine Andenna

Abendbrot / Cold Buffet Supper 18:30 bis 19:30 Uhr

Public Evening Lecture: Friday 19:30 bis 20:30 Uhr
P. Prior Maximiliean Schiefermüller
“Das Fauenkloster St. Rupert und Martin zu Admont

Saturday, 15.10.2022

Session 3: 8:30 – 10:30 Uhr

Presenters:
Samuel Sutherland (Stephen F. Austin State University, USA). “Paulinzella’s Vanishing Women.”
Sandra Groß (Independent Scholar, Germany). “Symbiotische Konvente im
Prämonstratenserorden an Fallbeispielen aus der Zirkarie Ilfeld.”

Respondent:

Gisela Muschiol (Universität Bonn, Germany)

Coffee Break 10:30 – 11:00 Uhr

Session 4: 11:00 – 13:00 Uhr

Presenters:
Sarah Deichstetter (Augustiner Chorherrenstift Klosterneuburg, Austria) “’Den nunnen hin
zenewburg’: Uncovering Traces of the Klosterneuburg Canonesses.”
Kenji Hayashi (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany) “Die Tätigkeit des armarius im
Doppelkloster (12. Jahrhundert).”

Respondent:

Anne Diekjobst

Lunch 13:00 – 14:00 Uhr

Admont’s Library & Manuscript Collections 13-16
Highlights from Admont’s Medieval Manuscript Collection, Karin Schamberger, Librarian
(Manuscript Reading Room)

Session 5: 16:00 – 18:00 Uhr

Presenters:
Karin Lagergren (Linnaeus University, Sweden) “The double liturgy of the Order of the Birgittines.”
Viktoria Imhoff (Philipps-Universität Marburg) “Prämonstratensische Doppelklöster im 12.
Jahrhundert – eine architekturanalytische Spurensuche.”

Respondent:

Lori Kruckenberg

Dinner and Winetasting in the Monastery 19:00 – 21:00 Uhr

Monastic Wine presented by David Jaeger
Buffet featuring regional specialties of Steiermark

Sunday, 16.10.2022

Mass in the Stiftskirche 8:30 Uhr

Session 6: 9:30-11:30 Uhr

Presenters:
Meredith Bacola (St Paul’s College, Canada), “Trinitarian Design: Cogitosus’ Unitive Vision of St
Brigit’s Double Monastery, Kildare, Ireland
Giulia Rossi Vairo (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal) “St Dinis and St Bernardo at Odivelas: A
sui generis Double Monastery in Late Medieval Portugal.”

Respondent:

Alison I. Beach

Concluding Discussion: 11:30 – 12:30 Uhr

Moderators:
Cristina Andenna and Alison Beach