Lazise Cultural Meetings Focus on Early Middle Ages and Medieval Heritage

The “Friday” cultural meetings have reached their seventh edition this year. For this edition, the speakers have been expanded. From three, all **lacisisensi**, they have now increased to six, all high school teachers from some of the most qualified institutions in the Verona province.

Details of the edition and theme

This year’s edition focuses on the theme “The Early Middle Ages, from the year 1000 to the beginning of the modern era.” The course aims to deepen understanding of certain aspects related to the Middle Ages, a period closer to our own time.

As is now customary, the meetings will be held on Friday evenings in the civic hall of Lazise, on the port area, in the former municipal library, starting at 8:30 PM. The course is entirely free and offered voluntarily by the teachers, with sponsorship from the municipal administration.

It is also open and free for everyone. Here is the schedule of the meetings:

Schedule of the meetings

November 2: “The Rebirth of the 11th Century,” lecturer Prof. Giulio Rama.

November 9: “The Development of Autonomies: Municipalities and Maritime Republics,” lecturer Prof. Domenico Bongiovanni.

December 7: “The Heretical People,” lecturer Prof. Giulio Rama.

December 21: “From the Great Monasteries to Mendicant Orders,” lecturer Prof. Pietro Spinucci.

January 11, 2002: “The Religious Reform in Dante Alighieri,” lecturer Prof. Pietro Spinucci.

January 25: “The Formation of the Italian Language,” speaker Prof. G. Finotti.

February 8: “Romanesque Art,” lecturer Dr. F. Pietropoli.

February 22: “The Birth of Universities,” lecturer Prof. Carlo Sandrelli.

March 15: “The 1300s and Late Gothic in Verona,” lecturer Dr. F. Pietropoli.