The World of St. Francis of July 16-20, 2015 Siena School for the Liberal Arts Via Tommaso Pendola, 37 Siena,

Thursday, July 16

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Registration Desk Open Siena School for the Liberal Arts Via Tommaso Pendola, 37

Please note: You may also pick up conference materials at the Opening Reception or Friday morning at the conference

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Opening Reception Palazzo Ravizza Pian dei Mantellini, 34

Friday, July 17

8:00am – 12:00pm Registration Siena School for the Liberal Arts Via Tommaso Pendola, 37

9:00 am - 10:30 am Friday Morning Sessions

Franciscan Charity (Room 1) 1. A Franciscan Contribution to Charitable Practice at the Florentine Misericordia William R. Levin, Centre College (Emeritus) 2. St. Francis and the Generous Heart Karen E. Gross, Lewis & Clark College 3. A Franciscan for the Fifteenth Century: San Bernardino and his Message of Peace Andrea W. Campbell, Randolph College

The Basilica of Assisi: New Insights (Room 2) 1. Gleaming Faces, Glittering Words: The Franciscan Use of Gold in the Magdalen Chapel in San Francesco in Assisi Sarah S. Wilkins, Pratt Institute 2. Picturing Assisi: Affect, Architecture, and Ideology in the Legend of St. Francis Cycle Erica M. Longenbach, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 3. Seeing Stars: Islamic Decorative Motifs in the Basilica of St. Francis Michael D. Calabria, OFM, St. Bonaventure University

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Franciscan (Room 3) 1. Emotions and Imagination. The Regulations of Affects Anselm Rau, Goethe University Frankfurt 2. St. Francis in Southern Tuscany: History, Art, and Devotion in the Records of Francesco Anichini and Other Archival Documents Sandra Cardarelli: University of Aberdeen 3. St. and Conceptualization of Mystical Experience in Female Spirituality Liubov Terekhova, Bila Tserkva Lyceum of Economics and Law

10:30 am- 11:00 am: Morning Break

11:00 am - 12:30 pm Friday Morning Sessions

Female Franciscan Institutions (Room 1) 1. Why become a Poor Clare. Franciscan Observance proposed to women (15th C.) Gabriella Zarri, University of 2. Isabel de Villena: A “Feminist” Abbess in the Clarissan convent of Valencia? Ana Vargas Martínez, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid 3. Franciscan Organizations and Child Welfare in 19th-Century Austria Brian Els, University of Portland

Franciscan Spirituality (Room 2) 1. Reliquaries of the True Cross: Defining a “Uniquely Franciscan” Spirituality Megan Hines, Hunter College 2. The Female Franciscan Body as Image Kristina Keogh, Indiana University, Bloomington 3. Franciscan Women After Trent: Giovanna Maria della Croce and Maria Domitilla Galluzzi E. Ann Matter, University of Pennsylvania

The Creation of Francis’s Worldview (Room 3) 1. Quasi Leprosus: Re-Reading the Conversion of St. Francis through a Girardian- Alisonian Lens Rev. Jeffrey A. Cooper, CSC, University of Portland 2. Francis of Assisi's Dream with the Palace Full of Weapons Umberto Barcaro, 3. Reconsidering Francis’s Encounter with the Sultan during the Fifth Crusade Christopher Ohan, Texas Wesleyan University

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Break for Lunch

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2:15 pm - 4:15 pm Friday Afternoon Sessions

Franciscan Art in the Renaissance (Room 1) 1. On Giotto’s Franciscan cycle in the Bardi and Peruzzi chapels Filip Malesevic, University of Fribourg, Switzerland 2. Covenants and Connections: Ghirlandaio’s Frescoes in the Sassetti Chapel, Santa Trinita, Florence Chloë Reddaway, National Gallery, London 3. The Last Judgment in the Cathedral of Fidenza and the Eschatological Images in the Franciscan Context Hisashi Yakou, Hokkaido University 4. Imagining Friendship: Images of the Meeting of Francis and Dominic Erin K. Grady, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Saint Francis's Devotion and Love (Room 2) 1. Bellini’s Annunciation for Santa Maria dei Miracoli in Venice Beth A. Mulvaney, Meredith College 2. Franciscan Values in Giovanni Bellini’s Altarpiece in Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari in Venice Katherine Powers, California State University, Fullerton 3. Paolo Veronese’s Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine in Physical, Spiritual, and Liturgical Contexts Brian D. Steele, Texas Tech University 4. Giorgio Vasari’s Saint Francis: A New Mannerist Piety Liana De Girolami Cheney, Università di Aldo Moro

Franciscan Architecture (Room 3) 1. Building Franciscan Identity in Medieval Tuscany Erik Gustafson, Independent Scholar 2. The Impact of Franciscan Architecture in the Mediterranean Context: Singularities of the Portuguese Case Catarina Madureira Villamariz, Universidade Nova de Lisboa 3. Franciscan Exegesis and Architecture: Paradigms of the Artistic Ideology of King Manuel I of Portugal Nuno Villamariz Oliveira, Universidade Nova de Lisboa 4. The Wolf of Gubbio in Context: From Assisi to Pampulha, Brazil Mary R. McHugh, Gustavus Adolphus College

4:15 pm-6:00 pm: Afternoon Break

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6:00 pm: Plenary Lecture La Società Giovanni Duprè San Salvadore, 24

Two Men Named Francis William R. Cook Distinguished Teaching Professor of History, Emeritus SUNY Geneseo

Please note: all plenary lectures will be held at La Società Giovanni Duprè, located in Piazza Mercato (directly behind the Palazzo Pubblico in the Piazza del Campo). The awning of Papei restaurant, which reads “Papei Trattoria Papei,” in Piazza Mercato is a more useful marker than the street address.

Friday night’s optional group dinner will follow immediately after the plenary lecture at approximately 7:15pm at Antica Trattoria Papei, in the Piazza Mercato (10 meters from the location of the plenary lecture)

Saturday, July 18, 2015

9:00 am - 10:30 am Saturday Morning Sessions

Franciscan Communities (Room 1) 1. Periphery in the Franciscans’ Life, Franciscans on the Periphery Adrian Dzugan, University of Presov 2. “Non debetur ei latria, sed hyperdulia”: The Legitimacy of Blood Relics and Their Iconography in the Late Medieval Franciscanism Ermioni-Iliana Syrrou, University Paris I-Panthéon Sorbonne 3. In Search of the Amadeits: The Blessed Amadeus and the Franciscan Spirituality in Fifteenth-Century Italy Ricardo De Mambro Santos, Willamette University

Modern Political Legacy of Francis (Room 2) 1. Saint Francis and Aldo Capitini: A Bridge Between Spirituality and Politics Nicoletta Stradaioli, University of 2. Pilgrimage of the Wolf: St. Francis as Peacemaker in Gubbio and Nicaragua Weston Kennison, SUNY Geneseo 3. The Birth of a Saint-Poet in Modern Context: A New Image of St. Francis of Assisi in 19th- and Early 20th-Century French Literature Wei Hu, Université Paris-Sorbonne

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Francis’s Influence on Ecology, Farming, and Ethics (Room 3) 1. The Catholic Tradition’s Response to the Decline of Animal Husbandry in Industrial Farming Gary Lee Malecha, University of Portland 2. Halldór Laxness’ Under the Glacier and the Urgency of St. Francis’s Legacy Eloise Grathwohl, Meredith College 3. Encountering Ethics in Unfamiliar Places: Dante's Vision of Grace from St. Francis to Pope Francis Michael F. Andrews, University of Portland

10:30 am- 11:00 am: Morning Break

11:00 am - 12:30 pm Saturday Morning Sessions

Franciscan Art from the Medieval to the Modern World (Room 1) 1. Franciscan Naturalism and Artistic Innovation in Giotto’s The Stigmatization of Saint Francis Patricia Likos Ricci, Elizabethtown College 2. The Ascension of Saint Francis of Assisi and Giotto in Victorian Britain Cassandra Margerita Siortino, University of California at Berkeley 3. Saint Francis’s Ecstasy in 19th-Century French Devotional Paintings Sarah Lippert, University of Michigan-Flint

Francis’s Legacy in Late Medieval Philosophy, Canon Law, and Historiography (Room 2) 1. St. Francis and Transcendental Character Caery A. Evangelist, University of Portland 2. New Sources for the Franciscan Economy: The Consilia and Quaestiones of the Canonist Federico Petrucci Andrea Bartocci, University of Teramo 3. Everywhere and Nowhere: Francis in Old French Hagiography Nicole Leapley, Saint Anselm College

Roundtable Discussion: Preaching to New Birds: What We Talk About When We Talk About Francis. (Room 3) 1. John K. Downey, Gonzaga University 2. Beth A. Mulvaney, Meredith College 3. Weston Kennison, SUNY Geneseo

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Break for Lunch

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2:15 pm - 4:15 pm Saturday Afternoon Sessions

Francis’s Legacy in the Thirteenth Century (Room 1) 1. Moral Formation and Theological Discourse in 13th-century Franciscan Iconography Daniel J. Schultz, University of Chicago 2. “Proud demons flee from the lofty virtues of the humble”: Saint Francis as Exorcist Andrea Begel, Adelphi University 3. The Pistoia Dossal and the Functions of Early Franciscan Art Brad Franco, University of Portland 4. Where Have All the Doctors Gone: Illness and Care in the Lives of Francis from Thomas of Celano to Bonaventure Donna Trembinski, St. Francis Xavier University

Francis’s Legacy in the 20th century (Room 2) 1. The Influence of St. Francis on Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Newspaper in the 1930s Christin Hancock, University of Portland 2. From Mussolini to Pope Bergoglio: Political, Economic, and Social Legacies of St. Francis of Assisi in Modern Italy Amanda Minervini, Colorado College 3. Images of Pilgrimage: The World of St. Francis and Padre Pio John Lawrence, LaGrange College 4. The Bonaventure Window at the Franciscan Friary in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland Ann M. Nicgorski, Willamette University

4:15 pm - 6:00 pm: Afternoon Break

6:00 pm: Plenary Lecture La Società Giovanni Duprè San Salvadore, 24

The Franciscan Fascination with the Future Fr. Michael F. Cusato, OFM, Dean, School of Franciscan Studies, Director of the Franciscan Institute and Professor of Franciscan Studies St. Bonaventure University

Please note: all plenary lectures will be held at La Società Giovanni Duprè, located in Piazza Mercato (behind the Piazza del Campo).

7:15 pm Group Dinner La Società Giovanni Duprè San Salvadore, 24

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Sunday, July 19, 2015

3:15 pm: Guided Tour of Franciscan Siena Note: Those who wish to go on this free tour are to meet Dr. William Cook at the fountain (Fonte Gaia) in the Piazza del Campo at 3:15 pm

5:30 pm: Plenary Lecture La Società Giovanni Duprè San Salvadore, 24

Dante’s Francis Ronald B. Herzman Distinguished Teaching Professor of English SUNY Geneseo

Please note: all plenary lectures will be held at La Società Giovanni Duprè, located in Piazza Mercato (behind the Piazza del Campo).

Monday, July 20, 2015

Field Trip to Assisi

More precise information on the field trip to Assisi, including point of departure from Siena, will be available soon. Assisi is about 90 minutes by bus from Siena. We will leave from Siena around 8 am and will arrive back in Siena from Assisi by 7 pm. There will be guided tours of the Upper and Lower Churches. If you wish, you will have ample time to visit San Damiano as well as the basilica of Santa Chiara.

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