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SAINT LUDMILA - WOMEN IN THE CHRISTIANIZATION OF CENTRAL EUROPE

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The conference focused on the topics related to St. Ludmila will take place online for free from 26 to 27 May 2021.

The international conference aims to deepen knowledge about the position and importance of women in the early Middle Ages, focusing on the period of the beginning of the Christianization of Central Europe. The inspiration for this conference is the significant anniversary of the death of St. Ludmila – the first historically documented woman, ruler and saint in Czech history.

Saint Ludmila – 1100 Years

The conference is organized by Svatá Ludmila 1100 let, z. s., which supports events associated with the 1100th anniversary of the death of St. Ludmila, and the Faculty of Arts, Charles University.

  • On-linePrague
  • Date 26. – 27. May 2021
  • LanguageInterpreting is arranged
  • Duration2 days

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  • Conference registration form via the Zoom application Zoom

    • After filling out the form below, you will receive a link to connect via the ZOOM platform 5 days before the start of the conference. This will enable you to ask the lecturers questions and participate in the discussion. Capacity is limited.

  • Will it be possible to watch the lectures after the conference?
  • Yes, they will all be uploaded to the Youtube channel of Charles University and also available on this website.
  • Will it be free?
  • Yes
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  • On the Youtube channel of Charles University
  • What language will the conference be in?
  • Each speaker will be translated into Czech.
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Conference program

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9:00 - 9:30 Opening
ilustrační obrázek

9:00 - 9:30 Opening speeches

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Opening speeches (heads of the organizers)

Part of the program: Opening
9:30 - 10:00 Keynote

Keynote: Petr Sommer: Macht und Glaube in der Zeit von Fürstin Ludmila [Power and Faith in the Time of Duchess Ludmila]

Part of the program: Opening

Section 1 Christianization and history of Central Europe Chair — Jan Mařík / Petr Sommer

10:00 - 10:30 Lecture

Jahr 845: Taufe von 14 böhmischen Fürsten und ihrem Gefolge. Zur Chronologie, Logistik und Interpretation des Ereignisses [Year 845. The baptism of 14 Bohemian dukes and their retinue. To the chronology, logistics and interpretation of the event]

Part of the program: Part 1
10:30 - 11:00 Lecture

The structure of settlement on the Hradčany hill and the possible understanding of its Christianization [Die Siedlungsstruktur auf dem Hradčany-Hügel und das mögliche Verständnis seiner Christianisierung]

Part of the program: Part 1
11:00 - 11:30 Lecture

Überlegungen vor dem archäologischen Bild der Christianisierung Böhmens [Reflections on the archaeological picture of the Christianization of Bohemia]

Part of the program: Part 1
11:30 - 12:00 Lecture

Die elbslawisch-böhmischen Beziehungen im 9. und 10. Jahrhundert [Elbe Slavic-Bohemian relations in the 9th and 10th centuries]

Part of the program: Part 1
12:00 - 12:30 Lecture

Economical aspects of christianization in the hagiography of St. Ludmila [Ökonomische Aspekte der Christianisierung in der Hagiographie der Heiligen Ludmila]

Part of the program: Part 1

Section 2 Saintly Ladies of Christianization and Christianity I Chair — Drahomír Suchánek

14:00 - 14:30 Lecture
ilustrační obrázek

14:00 - 14:30 Clothilde – Brunhilde – Balthilde as a model and narrative for St Ludmila? The role of women near the throne during the early Middle Ages from the perspective of contemporary sources

Václav Drška

Clothilde - Brunhilde - Balthilde als Vorbild und Erzählung für die Hl. Ludmila? Die Rolle der Frauen in der Nähe des Throns im frühen Mittelalter aus der Perspektive zeitgenössischer Quellen [Clothilde – Brunhilde – Balthilde as a model and narrative for St Ludmila? The role of women near the throne during the early Middle Ages from the perspective of contemporary sources]

Part of the program: Part 2
14:30 - 15:00 Lecture

Saintly princesses as proponents of Christianity in the 9th century: Ludmila and Theodora [Heilige Prinzessinnen als Befürworterinnen des Christentums im 9. Jahrhundert: Ludmila und Theodora]

Part of the program: Part 2
15:00 - 15:30 Lecture

Women and Pastoral Care in Saxony: The Case of the Recluses [Die Frauen und die Seelsorge in Sachsen: Der Fall der Einsiedlerinnen]

Part of the program: Part 2
15:30 - 16:00 Lecture

Frauen aus der Fremde – Die Rolle der Herkunft von Frauen in Konversionserzählungen des Frühmittelalters [Women from abroad - The role of women's origins in conversion narratives of the early Middle Ages]

Part of the program: Part 2
16:00 - 16:30 Lecture

Ludmila und Ol’ga – zwei Frauen in der Frühzeit der Herrschaftsbildung und Christianisierung in Osteuropa [Ludmila and Ol’ga - Two women during the early days of domination and Christianization in Eastern Europe]

Part of the program: Part 2

Section 3 Ludmila – hagiography and historiography Chair — Jakub Izdný

10:00 - 10:30 Lecture
ilustrační obrázek

10:00 - 10:30 St. Ludmila - literary topos or historical figure? About the function of the fictivity in the Factum est

Martin Homza

St. Ludmila - literary topos or historical figure? About the function of the fictivity in the Factum est [Die Hl. Ludmila - literarischer Topos oder historische Figur? Über die Funktion der Fiktivität in Factum est]

Part of the program: Part 3
10:30 - 11:00 Lecture

Der Rhythmus des vierten und fünften Kapitels der Christianslegende in die Perspektive des gesamten Textes [The Rhythm of the Fourth and Fifth Chapters of the Legenda Christiani in the Perspective of the Entire Text]

Part of the program: Part 3
11:00 - 11:30 Lecture

Über die Echtheit von Christians Legende [About the authenticity of Christian's legend]

Part of the program: Part 3
11:30 - 12:00 Lecture

The cult of St. Ludmila in medieval calendars [Der Kult der Heiligen Ludmila in mittelalterlichen Kalendern]

Part of the program: Part 3
12:00 - 12:30 Lecture

The graves of St. Ludmila as a document of her cult [Die Gräber der Hl. Ludmila als Dokument ihres Kultes]

Part of the program: Part 3
12:30 - 13:00 Lecture

Über das Zweite Leben der Hl. Ludmila im Mittelalter [About the Second Life of St. Ludmila during the Middle Ages]

Part of the program: Part 3

Section 4 Saintly Ladies of Christianization and Christianity II Chair — Petr Kubín

14:00 - 14:30 Lecture
ilustrační obrázek

14:00 - 14:30 Gisela of Hungary as an Agent of Christianization in Selected Historiographic and Hagiographic Traditions.

Iliana Kandzha

Gisela of Hungary as an Agent of Christianization in Selected Historiographic and Hagiographic Traditions [Gisela von Ungarn als Agentin der Christianisierung in ausgewählten historiografischen und hagiografischen Traditionen]

Part of the program: Part 4
14:30 - 15:00 Lecture

Irmingard von Rosstal – „Schwester der Hl. Kunigunde“, Kirchenstifterin und lokal verehrte Heilige [Irmingard von Rosstal - “Sister of St. Kunigunde”, church donor and locally venerated saint]

Part of the program: Part 4
15:00 - 15:30 Lecture

A new chapter of the Christianization of Central European courts: The saintly princesses of the thirteenth century [Ein neues Kapitel der Christianisierung mitteleuropäischer Höfe: Die frommen Prinzessinnen des 13. Jahrhunderts]

Part of the program: Part 4
15:30 - 16:00 Lecture

Ikonographie und Kult heiliger, gesegneter, ehrwürdiger Frauen zur Zeit der Přemysliden und wichtigen böhmischen, mährischen und schlesischen Familien in der Zeit des Barock in Böhmen [Iconography and cult of holy, blessed, venerable women from the Přemyslid dynasty and from important Bohemian, Moravian and Silesian families during the Baroque period v Čechách]

Part of the program: Part 4
16:00 -   Conclusion

Final remarks

Part of the program: Part 4

Videos from conference

Opening speeches - Heads of the organizers
Petr Sommer: Macht und Glaube in der Zeit von Fürstin Ludmila
Tomáš Velímský: Jahr 845. Taufe der 14 böhmischen Fürsten und ihrem Gefolge...
Jana Maříková-Kubková: The structure of settlement on the Hradčany hill...
Jan Hasil: Überlegungen vor dem archäologischen Bild der Christianisierung Böhmens
Matthias Hardt: Die elbslawisch-böhmischen Beziehungen im 9. und 10. Jahrhundert
Jakub Izdný: Economical aspects of christianization in the hagiography of St. Ludmila
Václav Drška: Clothilde - Brunhilde - Balthilde als Vorbild und Erzählung für die Hl. Ludmila?
Petra Melichar: Saintly princesses as proponents of Christianity in the 9th century
Phyllis Jestice: Women and Pastoral Care in Saxony: The Case of the Recluses
Daniel Ziemann: Frauen aus der Fremde. Die Rolle der Herkunft von Frauen in Konversionserzählungen...
Christian Lübke: Ludmila und Ol’ga – zwei Frauen in der Frühzeit der Herrschaftsbildung...
Martin Homza: St. Ludmila - literary topos or historical figure? ...
Wojciech Jasinski: Der Rhythmus des vierten und fünften Kapitels der Christianslegende...
Petr Kubín: Über die Echtheit von Christians Legende
Grzegorz Pac: The cult of St. Ludmila in medieval calendars
Milena Bravermanová: The graves of St. Ludmila as a document of her cult
Iliana Kandzha: Gisela of Hungary as an Agent of Christianization in Selected Traditions...
Markus Hörsch: Irmingard von Rosstal - „Schwester der Hl. Kunigunde“, Kirchenstifterin und Heilige..
Gábor Klaniczay: A new chapter of the Christianization of Central European courts...
Jan Royt: Ikonographie und Kult heiliger, gesegneter, ehrwürdiger Frauen zur Zeit der Přemysliden...
Final Remarks
Úvodní projevy
Petr Sommer: Moc a víra v době kněžny Ludmily
Tomáš Velímský: Rok 845. Křest 14 českých knížat a jejich doprovodu...
Jana Maříková Kubková: Struktura osídlení hradčanského hřbetu a možnosti poznání christianizace
Jan Hasil: Úvahy o archeologickém obrazu christianizace Čech
Matthias Hardt: Vztahy Polabských Slovanů a Čechů v 9. a 10. století
Jakub Izdný: Ekonomické aspekty christianizace v hagiografii sv. Ludmily
Václav Drška: Clotilda – Brunhilda – Balthilda jako vzor a narativ pro sv. Ludmilu?
Petra Melichar: Svaté princezny jako propagátorky křesťanství v 9. století: Ludmila a Theodora
Phyllis Jestice: Ženy a pastorační péče v Sasku: Případ rekluz
Daniel Ziemann: Ženy z ciziny – role původu žen v příbězích o konverzi v raném středověku
Christian Lübke: Ludmila a Olga – ženy v prvopočátcích vzniku politické moci a christianizace...
Martin Homza: Svatá Ludmila – literární topos, nebo historická osoba? O funkcích fikce ve Factum est
Wojciech Jasinski: Rytmika čtvrté a páté kapitoly Kristiánovy legendy v kontextu celého textu
Petr Kubín: O pravosti Kristiánovy legendy
Grzegorz Pac: Kult sv. Ludmily ve středověkých kalendářích
Milena Bravermanová: Hroby sv. Ludmily jako doklad jejího kultu
Iliana Kandzha: Gizela Uherská jako christianizátorka ve vybraných tradicích...
Markus Horsch: Irmingard z Rosstalu – „Sestra sv. Kunhuty“, patronka církve a lokální světice
Gábor Klaniczay: Nová kapitola christianizace středoevropských dvorů: Svaté princezny 13. století
Jan Royt: Ikonografie a kult svatých, blahoslavených, ctihodných žen z rodu Přemyslovců...
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