History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland

International network of researchers, archivists, and individuals interested in the history of women religious from medieval to modern times. #nuntastic

[History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland @H_WRBI]

#CFP for the 2026 Conference of the History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland, on the theme of

Women Religious: Patronage & Networks from Medieval to Modern

at Queen Mary University of London

Please share widely

#nuntastic #catholichistory
https://t.co/Gj5O2O08JD

[John McCafferty @jdmccafferty]

11 Aug: the feast of St Clare of Assisi, who was the first woman to write - & defend - a Rule for her religious congregation.

(Unknown artist, 17th century, Museo d'Arte della Città
Ravenna)

[Dr Eilish Gregory @EilishGregory]

Absolutely thrilled to announce that my article on sermons published by Catherine of Braganza's command as queen dowager has today been published open access by English Historical Review: https://t.co/Xt2SPXrzez . It has been a long time coming, having originally been 1/

[Durham History of Catholicism @histcatholic]

Maddy Keightley-Phillipps, @nbcdtp-funded PhD researcher at @Durham_Theology, is currently visiting the 17th-century English convent in Bruges to investigate their library thanks to support from
@CatholicRS #twitterstorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic

[Durham History of Catholicism @histcatholic]

#CFP the fifth early modern British and Irish Catholicism conference. The conference will be held in London @uNDLondon 29 June-1 July 2026. Proposal deadline: 21 Jan 2026 https://t.co/nfHfm1NkGC... #twitterstorians #history #Catholicism #CathHist #nuntastic

[Durham History of Catholicism @histcatholic]

The CCS' James Kelly's article 'Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800' has been published open access in @HistoricalJnl #firstview #nuntastic #twitterstorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism Read here: https://t.co/GY8VufhsCN

[David Ryan @Ryan_Genealogy]

Great to have this conference coming to @UCC Cork in June. I really enjoyed their 2024 conference in St Andrews and am hoping to make at least some of this one #Nuntastic

[Aigne @Aigne_Journal]

📢 Call for Papers 📢

The History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland invites abstracts for its 2025 Annual Conference!

📅6–7 June 2025
📍Centre for Executive Education, University College Cork
✍️Abstracts (250–300 words) due 31 Jan 2025

🔗 https://t.co/E6GbMIUrs2

[Victoria Anne Pearson @vpearsonduffy]

🔔 @H_WRBI CORK 2025 🔔

The @H_WRBI annual conference will take place in Cork on 6-7 June 2025.

We would be delighted to see you there…come along to give a paper or to join in the conversation!

[History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland @H_WRBI]

#CFP for 2025 History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland Conference is now out.

‘Women Religious: Patronage and Networks from Medieval to Modern'

Deadline 31 Jan 2025

Please share widely #nuntastic

https://t.co/Gj5O2O08JD

[University of Exeter Heritage Collections @UoEHeritageColl]

The Great Lisbon Earthquake struck on 01 November 1755. The nuns of Syon Abbey were living in Lisbon at the time. Their archive contains a letter from Sr. Catherine 'Kitty' Witham, which vividly describes the earthquake & its aftermath.

#OnThisDay #SyonAbbey #Nuntastic #Archives

[Dr Bronagh Ann McShane @BA_McShane]

Today marks 2 years since the publication of Irish Women in Religious Orders. Thanks to all who have read the book and for generous recent reviews from @JaimeLGoodrich @enghistrev & @vpearsonduffy @WHAIreland

https://t.co/HJjAy83uVI

[History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland @H_WRBI]

@EilishGregory @BrianHeff @PilgrimTeresa @delfinietois We welcome, in fact, a different, not-on-X Brian Heffernan (https://t.co/JqAyVqBZ8Z) to the Committee!

[History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland @H_WRBI]

We are utterly delighted to present our new Committee members to the world!

Welcoming the #nuntastic @EilishGregory, @BrianHeff, @PilgrimTeresa and @delfinietois, and looking forward to seeing what H-WRBI's future brings!

https://t.co/S9O6J1WbX8

[Dr Eilish Gregory @EilishGregory]

I am absolutely thrilled to be joining the H-WRBI committee. H-WRBI has done wonderful work over the years that has transformed the field of women religious history. I am looking forward being a part of promoting the history of women religious across diverse periods of history.

[Medieval Manuscripts @BLMedieval]

We're in the final stages of installation and everything's coming together!

Just over 2 weeks to go till the opening of our exhibition Medieval Women: In Their Own Words 😀😀

[Canonesses' Collections @SepsCollections]

Wonderful to visit the Abbaye des Solesmes recently. The abbey is the burial place of Dom Prosper Guéranger, whose work in the area of liturgical renewal and sacred music had such a major impact on British and Irish monastic communities in the 19th and 20th centuries.

[Dr Bronagh Ann McShane @BA_McShane]

Fantastic to see Kate McCarthy (Sr Marie-Laurence, Sr Kate) (1895–1971), Franciscan nun and member of the French resistance during WW2 feat. in newest @DIB_RIA release- her story can be found in @FinnClodagh ‘s new book

#irishhist

https://t.co/lQECZo8NlR

[Dr Bronagh Ann McShane @BA_McShane]

‘Based on meticulous archival research, McShane pieces together the lives of early modern Irish women religious in an act of recovery that is timely, enlightening and impressive’ Thank you @JaimeLGoodrich for your generous review in @enghistrev
https://t.co/cu2Nb2EGI7

[John McCafferty @jdmccafferty]

29 Aug 1686: Dame Mary Joseph Butler elected abbess of the #Irish #Benedictine convent at Ypres #otd