The Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame

The Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame The Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame promotes research and teaching on the multiple cultures, languages, and religions of the Middle Ages

The Medieval Institute, founded in 1946, promotes research and teaching on the multiple cultures, languages, and religions of the medieval period and their interrelations. Our institute fosters an interdisciplinary intellectual community through advancing scholarship in our world-class medieval library collection; hosting research visitors from this country and abroad; sponsoring lectures, confere

nces, and other academic events; and serving as a premier center in the United States for training students in medieval studies. We offer both an undergraduate major and a Ph.D. program in medieval studies; students can work with over eighty faculty medievalists from a dozen different departments around the university. The Medieval Institute coordinates and facilitates the activities of the largest contingent of medievalists of any North American university.

The medieval monk Isaac of Nineveh asked the question everyone does: what happens after we die? His answer—even the Devi...
06/01/2026

The medieval monk Isaac of Nineveh asked the question everyone does: what happens after we die? His answer—even the Devil will be saved!—might surprise you. Read more at https://loom.ly/if0IXb0

What happens to an ancient priesthood when the balance of power changes? Dr. Kayla Dang joins our podcast to uncover the...
05/25/2026

What happens to an ancient priesthood when the balance of power changes? Dr. Kayla Dang joins our podcast to uncover the dramatic transformation of the Zoroastrian priesthood.

https://loom.ly/Hi5GTSw

Did you know our Public Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow connects kids with the Middle Ages through animals? Learn more ab...
05/18/2026

Did you know our Public Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow connects kids with the Middle Ages through animals? Learn more about his work and why there are so many bad medieval animals out there in manuscripts: https://loom.ly/nIiiczw

In partnership with three of ND's Strategic Initiatives, the Franco Institute is funding seven new interdisciplinary col...
05/11/2026

In partnership with three of ND's Strategic Initiatives, the Franco Institute is funding seven new interdisciplinary collaboratives, including "Medieval Roots to Global Networks: Catholic Sisters and the Archive."

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Was the fabled Cicada lazy for singing while the industrious Ant gathered food (then wouldn't share in the winter)? Or w...
05/06/2026

Was the fabled Cicada lazy for singing while the industrious Ant gathered food (then wouldn't share in the winter)? Or was the cicada a virtuous, uncompensated artist? Medievals suggested the latter.

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On April 18 Prof. Rebecca Bowen led an advanced studies excursion to the Newberry Library to examine a series of incunab...
05/04/2026

On April 18 Prof. Rebecca Bowen led an advanced studies excursion to the Newberry Library to examine a series of incunables and early printed editions containing texts in terza rima (the rhyme scheme popularized by Dante’s Divine Comedy).

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New from our research blog: "Aries Across the Ages: Bighorn Sheep, Medieval Rams, and Springtime Symbolism," by Emily Mc...
04/29/2026

New from our research blog: "Aries Across the Ages: Bighorn Sheep, Medieval Rams, and Springtime Symbolism," by Emily McLemore, Ph.D.

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The Medieval Institute is delighted to announce that Ph.D. Candidate Francisco J. Cintrón Mattei has been awarded the pr...
04/27/2026

The Medieval Institute is delighted to announce that Ph.D. Candidate Francisco J. Cintrón Mattei has been awarded the prestigious Millicent Mercer Johnsen Rome Prize. Congratulations, Francisco!

Read more: https://loom.ly/HnqHOHQ

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