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The Syon Abbey Society and the ReVision ProjectBirgittine Texts and NetworksInternational Medieval Congress, 3-6 July 2023 in Leeds St Birgitta’s Revelations circulated widely and exercised significant influence in England until the Reformation. Reflecting and complementing the popularity of the Swedish … Continue reading →

The Syon Abbey Society’s Newsletter is back! Members will have received it by email. It is available to the public through this link: Syon Abbey Society Newsletter Issue 3 Please share the Newsletter broadly among colleagues as we hope the … Continue reading →

There is a vacancy for a position as a researcher at the Department of Foreign Languages, by plan starting 1 January 2022 or as agreed. The position is for a fixed-term period of 1.5 years. The opening has just been … Continue reading →

Conference news! Birgittine Circles: People and Saints in the Medieval World, An international symposium will be taking place between 19 and 21 August 2021. To view the program of this event, please click here. Those who wish to receive a … Continue reading →

The Birgittine library at Altomünster is at immanent risk. Only recently discovered by scholars, this women’s library contains an irreplaceable ensemble of books and other materials that can extend our knowledge of late-medieval women’s experiences. To sign a petition go … Continue reading →

The Syon Abbey Society is delighted to be co-sponsoring with the Vernacular Devotional Cultures Group a paper session on “Syon Abbey and Its Associates” at the next Kalamazoo Medieval Congress in May 2017. Please see below for full call details, … Continue reading →

Under the ‘Resources’ menu above, please find several new and very valuable resources generously offered by John Adams of the Syon Abbey Associates (London). They include: An updated “List of Extant MSS and Books.” This is the most comprehensive list of … Continue reading →

Call for Papers, Kalamazoo International Medieval Congress 2016, 12-15 May Session: “New Perspectives on Catherine of Siena and her Contemporaries” Sponsoring Group: Vernacular Devotional Cultures Group There has been a surge in interest in Catherine of Siena as a result of Heather … Continue reading →

Jonathan Nicholson, resident of one of the new houses on the Marley estate — formerly the site of the modern Syon Abbey — has self-published a wonderful collection of photographs, maps, and historical descriptions pertaining to the Marley Estate. It … Continue reading →

“Continuity and Chance in the Birgittine Order,” the third and final workshop for the “Syon at 600” project, will be held at Dartington Hall, Devon, UK, 21-24 July 2015. If you plan to go to this exciting event, please register … Continue reading →