Art historians, medievalists, church-crawlers, lovers of light and colour:
please please help save this brilliant archive of medieval stained glass.

It’s such an important record and teaching tool - let’s keep The Rose Window alive ❤️ gofund.me/2a857aa1 #arthistory

Well today really has been special. I am now a dr!!!🎉🎉🎉 I passed with no corrections & I must thank everyone who has helped me on this journey. I’m truly blessed ❤️

It’s always fascinating, but sad to think these women have lost their identities. Let hope with modern techniques their stories will one day be told.

To my fellow Englishmen, happy St George’s Day. May he always guide us with strength and constancy to preserve, through his intercession, our faith from wavering and doubt.

The Oxford History of British and Irish Catholicism, Volume I
Endings and New Beginnings, 1530-1640

Edited by James E. Kelly and John McCafferty

The first volume of The #Oxford #History of #British & #Irish #Catholicism explores the period 1530-1640, from Henry VIII's break…

Let’s start the week with a new episode of Talking Tudors! It was wonderful to chat with Dr Nicola Clark about her forthcoming book, ‘The Waiting Game: The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor Queens’.  Pour yourself a cuppa and tune in!
talkingtudors.podbean.com

EXTENSION ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️ We’ve been so taken with the submissions we’ve received, but we know there are more voices out there waiting to be heard. The Call for Papers for #memsfest2024 will now remain open until April 26, 11:59pm.

Last few hours to apply to MEMS Festival !!! Get your abstracts in ☺️

It’s such an honour to be in the presence of St Teresa of Avila weekly. There are only a handful of her relics in England.

Two days left in the CfP countdown, let the papers continue to roll in! For all queries and submissions please email [email protected] . We hope to see you all in June - whether as guests or speakers!

Wonderful illustration of how the French hood changed from the 1470s. A timely reminder that the garment has a clear evolution from the medieval Liripipe, and although it went in and out of fashion across time, its presence in England predates any of Henry’s wives!

Sunday, 21 April, is #VocationsSunday .

Pope Francis has released his message for the day in which he focuses on the theme: “Called to sow seeds of hope and to build peace”.

Daniele Barbaro by Paolo Veronese, d. #otd 19 Apr 1588. Barbaro is in his ecclesiastical dress as patriarch of Aquileia. Next to him is his translation of the treatise on architecture by Vitruvius. Venetian ambassador to Edward VI & also to the Council of Trent. (Rijksmuseum)

New Catholic Lectionary for British churches arriving this Advent following approval by Vatican

✍️ The Catholic Herald:

catholicherald.co.uk/new-catholic-l…

For 700 years the Cosmati Pavement has played an important role in coronations as the place where kings and queens are crowned.

On #WorldHeritageDay , find out more about one of the Abbey’s most remarkable treasures ⤵️