{"id":4078,"date":"2023-09-25T18:04:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T16:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/institutumhistoricum.op.org\/?p=4078"},"modified":"2023-09-25T20:29:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T18:29:05","slug":"incontro-degli-studenti-domenicani-di-storia-avila-6-11-september-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/institutumhistoricum.op.org\/en\/incontro-degli-studenti-domenicani-di-storia-avila-6-11-september-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting of the Dominican History Students, \u00c1vila 6-11 September 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\"\"<\/p>\n

In a non-representative survey of my sisters about how many times an event should be held to establish a tradition, the answer was clear: three times. Considering that this is indeed a revived tradition of several previous meetings between 1996 and 2006, the regular conferences of Dominican history students, organised by the Historical Institute of the Order of Preachers, should now be firmly established. After Toulouse (2016) and Rome (2020), this year\u2019s meeting was held in \u00c1vila and Salamanca from 6-11 September. These two places are of great importance for historians, not least of the Order, since the Convent of San Esteban at Salamanca houses the archives of the Spanish Province, and the Convent of Santo Tomas in \u00c1vila holds the documents of the Holy Rosary Province, which are of incomparable value for the missionary history of the Order. It was therefore doubly gratifying that among the twelve students, at various levels from baccalaureate to doctorate, from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the USA, there were also six brothers from Myanmar, Vietnam and the Philippines. The Institute was represented by its President, Viliam \u0160tefan D\u00f3ci, Gabriel P. Hun\u010daga, Alejandro L\u00f3pez Ribao and Sabine Schratz. Organisational assistance was provided by the Order\u2019s Syndic, Juan Luis Mediavilla Garc\u00eda. A special honour was the presence of the Dean of Theology at the Angelicum, Dominik Jurczak.<\/p>\n

The first day and part of the second were devoted to an exchange of ideas on the participants\u2019 current research projects, which cover a wide range of time periods, geographical areas and methodological approaches. Viliam \u0160tefan D\u00f3ci opened the discussions with a presentation on the history and aims of the Historical Institute. Sabine Schratz introduced her project on Michael Browne as Master of the Order (1955-1962). Alejandro L\u00f3pez Ribao, in his presentation on research in the General Archives of the Order, stressed the importance of knowing the history of an archive in order to understand its holdings. These talks were followed by a number of projects on intellectual history: Paul Clarke spoke on \u201cThe Economy of Prophecy in Mendicant Scholastic Thought.\u201d\"\" Justinus Grebowitz unfolded \u201cThomas Aquinas\u2019 concept of poverty in Contra impugnantes dei cultum et religionem<\/em>,\u201d and Maxime Arcelin explained the archival sources for his work on \u201cPreaching in late 15th century Siena.\u201d<\/p>\n

A second session focussed on the history of the Order in the Pacific. Felix Delos Reyes spoke on \u201cLooking Back, Looking Forward: Some Points on the Salamanca Process and the Philippine Context\u201d; Wilhelm Bo\u00f1on presented \u201cThe Contributions of the Spanish Dominicans to the Growth and Development of Manaoag.\u201d They were followed by Hilario Vasco Sicat on \u201cSalazar and Benavides: The Dominicans at the Beginning of the Spanish Colonisation of the Philippines (1582-1599),\u201d John Baptist Vu Thach Vinh on \u201cGeronimo Hermosilla O.P. (1800-1861) and the Dominican Mission in the North of Vietnam during the Persecution of King T\u1ef1 \u0110\u1ee9c\u201d, and finally Stephen Saw Lej Kapaw Htoo on \u201cApostolic Work of the Dominicans (Friars) in Burma\/Myanmar.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"After this rewarding marathon of lectures, a guided tour of the city of \u00c1vila was a welcome opportunity to stretch our legs and walk in the footsteps of St Teresa along walls and churches. The trip was enriched by the commentary of our very knowledgeable guide.<\/p>\n

The second day began with two excellent conferences, one by Professor Anna Busquets (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) on \u201cSources for the study of the Dominicans in Asia in the Archives of the Holy Rosary Province\u201d and the other by Professor Antonio Do\u00f1a (Sophia University Tokyo) on \u201cDominicans out of the Royal Patronage Circuit\u201d, focusing on the ecclesiastical authority exercised in the missions by Propaganda Fide<\/em>, founded in 1622. \"\"After a short break, we visited the Archives of the Province of the Holy Rosary where Fr Emiliano P\u00e9rez Pe\u00f1a guided us through the collections.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon, Gabriel P. Hun\u010daga gave a report on \u201cMissionary activities of the Dominicans before 1492.\u201d Tomasz Kalisz presented his work on \u201cThe Foundation Dynamics of the Convents of the Polish Dominican Province in the 13th Century against the Background of the Order,\u201d Gabriel Jordan Theiss on the ecclesiology of Juan de Torquemada and Mervin Lomague on the \u201cRaids, Survival, and Politics: A Preliminary Survey on the Condition of the Dominican Missions to the Igorot Villages of Luzon Island, Philippines (16th to 19th Century).\u201d Viliam \u0160tefan D\u00f3ci concluded this session with an overview of his research on \u201cPhilosophical-theological training and scholarly activity of the Friars Preachers in Vienna in the 17th\u201318th centuries.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Early on Saturday morning we set off for Salamanca to visit the Convent of San Esteban, with its connection to the world-famous university and the School of Salamanca<\/em> gathered around Francisco de Vitoria and Domingo de Soto, and its archives. We were expertly guided by Fr L\u00e1zaro Sastre and Fr Antonio Gal\u00e1n Meneses, assisted by Fr Sixto Jos\u00e9 Castro who joined us as an interpreter. After a long and very enjoyable lunch together, we had time to explore the city on our own or in small groups.<\/p>\n

The conference ended on Sunday with a final discussion on how historians in the Order can continue to support each other. Ideas abounded as to where the next meeting could be held and what topics might be explored. In the afternoon Fr Emiliano gave us another gift of his time and showed us around the convent in \u00c1vila.<\/p>\n

On behalf of all participants, I would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to all those who made this conference such a success: the organisers, Viliam \u0160tefan D\u00f3ci, Alejandro L\u00f3pez Ribao and Juan Luis Mediavilla Garc\u00eda; the community of \u00c1vila, which gave us a warm welcome; the archivists and experts invited; and finally, all the speakers, who, through the presentation of their research, made the conference a formative experience for us all.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cHistory,\u201d Miguel de Cervantes has his Don Quixote say, \u201cis a kind of sacred writing, because truth is essential to it; and where truth is, there God himself is.\u201d Of course, given the irony inherent in Cervantes\u2019 masterpiece, this is to be read cum grano salis<\/em>. All disclaimers aside, may it be an invitation to young Dominicans to take up the study of history and contribute to the exploration of the rich tradition of the Order of which we have had such an excellent taste at this meeting.<\/p>\n

Sabine Schratz OP<\/p>\n

Photos: Mervin Lomague OP","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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