Workshops, conferences and seminars
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9.4 Workshops, conferences and seminars
In recent years, the Michaelic cult and the pilgrimage connected to it have been the focus of numerous educational events and moments of interdisciplinary reflection, promoted by universities, dioceses, cultural foundations, excursion organisations and lay associations. Academic conferences, round tables, workshops for practitioners and spirituality seminars have fuelled a renewed interest in the figure of the Archangel Michael, not only as a religious figure, but also as a European cultural symbol and inner journey.
Academic and Higher Education Events
• International Conference 'St Michael in Europe. Faith, cult, pilgrimages'.
University of Bari - Monte Sant'Angelo, 2018
Three days of studies with speakers from France, Ireland, Greece, Spain and Italy. Topics: historical sources, sacred archaeology, iconography, devotional itineraries.
• Seminars 'Sacred Paths and European Identities' - University of Florence (2021-2023)
Cycle of meetings on medieval pilgrimages and contemporary rediscovery. Focus: St Michael and the Sacred Line.
• Workshop "Pilgrimage and Spiritual Narration" - Roma Tre / Centro Progetto Cultura
Interdisciplinary confrontation between anthropologists, religious, educators. Including workshops with young pilgrims and authors of travelogues.
Workshops and territorial meetings
• Narrative Walks" experiential workshops - Monte Sant'Angelo and Sacra di San Michele
Workshop between spirituality and storytelling. Writing collective diaries, emotional maps and community sharing of the journey.
• Forum "Vie Micaeliche and Territory" - Apulia Region
Meeting between institutions, religious bodies, tourism and cultural operators on the theme of integrated enhancement of the micaelico cult. Conclusion with round table on sustainable spiritual tourism.
• "The Way as Formation" - Schools and PCTO
Mini-seminars for teachers and students: how to use pilgrimage as an interdisciplinary educational tool.
Spirituality and Religious Formation
• Interdiocesan retreat "St Michael and the Art of Discernment
Initiative promoted by the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI) and the National Office for the Pastoral Care of Vocations (Assisi, 2022). Theme: pilgrimage as a metaphor for the vocational search.
• Seminars on Michaelic Spirituality - Jerusalem Fraternity / Rosminian Order
Training activities open to lay people at Mont-Saint-Michel and the Sacra, focusing on: silence, inner guidance, spiritual struggle.
A legacy in motion
These experiences demonstrate how the cult of St. Michael is not only an object of academic research or popular devotion, but also an area of transversal education, capable of creating dialogue between faith, culture, territory and contemporaneity. The workshops and seminars dedicated to the figure of the Archangel thus become meeting places for different disciplines, generations and vocations, in the sign of the journey.