THE FIRST CONCLAVE
POPE GREGORY X
Online Lecture
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Lecturer: Dr Eireann Marshall
Date: Thursday 1 May, 2025
Duration: 1 hour
Start Time: 10.00am AEST | 9.30am SA | 7.00am WA | 12.00pm NZST
Price: $25 AUD
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overview
With the world’s attention on the Vatican City, a look into the small Italian town of Viterbo during the 13th century unveils one of the most dramatic papal elections in history.
The drawn-out selection of the pope began in 1268 when 20 cardinals were holed up in the Papal Palace. Locked in a stalemate for nearly three years – they were eventually confined, placed on restricted rations and left open to the elements when the palace roof was removed. From this extraordinary crisis came a moment of transformation when Teobaldo Visconti was elected Pope Gregory X, and his later promulgation which reshaped the rules that govern Papal Conclaves.
Join Dr Eireann Marshall for a compelling exploration of how political stalemate, civic pressure and sheer desperation gave rise to one of the Catholic Church’s most enduring rituals.
YOUR EXPERT LECTURER
Dr Eireann Marshall is an Honorary Research Associate and Associate Lecturer with the Open University. Raised in the Veneto, she was educated in Barnard College, Columbia University, in New York, as well as the Universities of Birmingham and Exeter in England, where she has lectured.
She has published a number of articles on Ancient North Africa, and co-edited volumes on ‘Death and Disease in the Ancient City’ and ‘Women’s influence on Classical Civilisation’. Eireann’s current research interests include the reception of classical art, as well as concepts of ethnicity and race in antiquity.
With her vast lecturing and guiding experience, Eireann has in depth knowledge of Italy and its history and archaeology. Eireann has led many tours, including several to Ravenna, Venice, Pompeii, Sicily and Tunisia, and is bilingual in English and Italian.
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