IMC 2010: Sessions

Session 502: Monastic Wales

Tuesday 13 July 2010, 09.00-10.30

Sponsor:	Research Institute of Archaeology, History & Anthropology, University of Wales, Lampeter
Organiser:	Karen Stöber, Department of History & Welsh History, Aberystwyth University
Moderator/Chair:	Janet Burton, Department of History, University of Wales, Lampeter
Paper 502-a	The Monastic Wales Project (Language: English) Julie Kerr, University of St Andrews Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Monasticism, Religious Life
Paper 502-b	The Holy Grail of Strata Florida: An Archaeology of Hospitality in Rural Wales (Language: English) Jemma Bezant, Department of Archaeology, History & Anthroplogy, University of Wales, Lampeter Index terms: Archaeology - Sites, Architecture - Religious, Monasticism, Religious Life
Paper 502-c	Monasticism without Frontiers: The Extended Monastic Community of the Abbot of Cluny in Wales (Language: English) Christopher Pearce, School of Archaeology, History & Anthropology, University of Wales Trinity Saint David Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Monasticism, Religious Life
Abstract	The new interdisciplinary research project 'Monastic Wales' aims to establish a comprehensive monastic history of medieval Wales from the 11th to the 16th century. The three papers will present different aspects of this project, introducing (Paper 1) the project database and the current state of research on monasticism in medieval Wales; (Paper 2) the archaeology of one Welsh Cistercian house, discussing provision of hospitality in the region; and (Paper 3) the impact of the abbot and order of Cluny in medieval Wales. Together these papers will offer some thoughts on the role of religious houses in the religious, social, and cultural life of medieval Wales.