Monastic Matrix

An online resource for the study of medieval women's religious communities in the Latin West

[Monastic Matrix @MonasticMatrix]

The vexing, perplexing, and fascinating medieval "double monastery" -- conference @stiftadmont on 14-16 October! #MedievalTwitter #nuntastic

[Alison I. Beach @AlisonIBeach]

What exactly was a "Double Monastery" in the Middle Ages? From 14-16 October @stiftadmont in Austria, an interdisciplinary team of historians, musicologists, art historians, and archaeologists will come together to re-think academic approaches to dual-sex forms religious life!

[Will Hutton @williamnhutton]

A dark day. Appalling war crimes in Ukraine. Orban wins in Hungary. Le Pen’s poll rating rises, closing in on Macron. Apostles of closure, ethno-nationalism, hatred, violence and war on the rise across Europe. The best of Europe must stand together, above all live our values.

[Monastic Matrix @MonasticMatrix]

@kimmcurran Excellent! I also like that "hitting will be banned" by the Godzilla Party. :-)

[Alison I. Beach @AlisonIBeach]

Aspiring archaeologist or monastic historian? Study the history of monasticism in Scotland and Ireland at the University of St Andrews this May/June in our new Global St Andrews summer school in partnership with The Blackfriary Archaeology Field School in Trim, Ireland!

[Monastic Matrix @MonasticMatrix]

#nuntastic and #medievaltwitter Call for Papers on double monasteries

[Alison I. Beach @AlisonIBeach]

Call for Papers! Admont II: Reimagining the Medieval Double Monastery in Interdisciplinary Perspective. To be held at the Monastery of Admont on 14-16 October 2022.

[Monastic Matrix @MonasticMatrix]

More exciting collaborative research by historians and bio-archaeologists on medieval nuns to come!

[Alison I. Beach @AlisonIBeach]

Absolutely thrilled to announce that Dr. Beatrice Demarchi @PalaeoTo1 and I have been awarded a Saltire Research Award from the @RoyalSocEd for our collaborative project From Text to Teeth: An Integrative Study of the Nuns of Santa Maria della Stella! #MedievalTwitter

[Monastic Matrix @MonasticMatrix]

Get ready for the newly designed Monastic Matrix website -- coming September 2021! Easier searching, new content!

[Alison I. Beach @AlisonIBeach]

Call for abstracts: Communication, Consolidation, and Change: Epistolary Cultures and the Medieval Cloister (Sanctimoniales Series, Brepols).

[Monastic Matrix @MonasticMatrix]

@mediaevalrevolt @StAndrewsSAIMS @AlisonIBeach so happy with the new home!

[Monastic Matrix @MonasticMatrix]

Coming soon on Matrix:

Fontes - a list of online resources including sister sites like @MonasticIreland as well as databases and online source collections relevant to women's religious communities in the Middle Ages.

[Monastic Matrix @MonasticMatrix]

Monastic Matrix is up and running in her new home at @StAndrewsSAIMS! More changes to come!

https://t.co/MrKSz2QYTn

[St Andrews Institute of Medieval Studies @StAndrewsSAIMS]

We're excited to have you! A very exciting resource! #medievaltwitter

[Dr Saskia Limbach @saskia_limbach]

🪧Great news for all #twitterstorians working on #women's #history

Check out the @MonasticMatrix's database - it includes sources from women's religious communities.

Like this 15c wedding chest owned by the S. Chiara community in Italy

#nuntastic #medievaltwitter

[Monastic Matrix @MonasticMatrix]

For now, you can continue to search the Matrix at https://t.co/axaW9D9lgM

[Monastic Matrix @MonasticMatrix]

Exciting news! The Monastic Matrix is moving to new home: the Saint Andrews Institute of Medieval Studies at the University of St Andrews! @StAndrewsSAIMS

[Monastic Matrix @MonasticMatrix]

And yes! We would love to have your contributions, even during the upcoming transition period! DM us to contribute.

[Alison I. Beach @AlisonIBeach]

Another great digital resource for teaching and researching medieval women -- Epistolae, curated by Joan Ferrante at Columbia University. Medieval women's Latin letters (yes medieval women wrote and copied Latin texts of all sorts...)
https://t.co/5B8Y6HkWau

[Alison I. Beach @AlisonIBeach]

Here's a review of Epistolae that gives some suggestions for using the site for undergraduate teaching:

https://t.co/KlyMw61x5I

[Monastic Matrix @MonasticMatrix]

Calling all folks with interest and expertise in women's monasticism in Scotland! Matrix needs you! Let's get these communities into the Monasticon and your research into the Bibliographia.