From the collaboration between the General Archive of the Carmelite Order and the General Archive of the Servants of Mary, the idea arose to offer training and updating days for the secretaries and archivists of religious Congregations and Orders, with the aim of supporting them in managing their current archives.

The next appointment is scheduled for the 29 April 2023, at the Pontifical Faculty of Theology “Marianum”:

“The Digital Archive” Laboratory (Dr. Alessandro Alfier).

We'll see you there!

The website for the General and Carmelite Library (BiGOC), located at Via Sforza Pallavicini 10 in Rome, at the Sant'Alberto International Centre, is now online.

The Library belongs to the General Curia of the Carmelite Order and is part of the’Carmel Institute.

https://bibliotecaocarm.com/

ANNOUNCEMENT OF SELECTION FOR THE AWARD OF 1 RESEARCH GRANT

Effective 15 March 2023 – Expiry 3 August 2023

In accordanceance with its aims, the General Archive of the Carmelite Order (hereinafter AGOC) is opening a selection for Titles e interview for the awarding to scholars of research grant, named in memory of archivist Fr. Emanuele Boaga, O.Carm., for carrying out historical, historical-religious, philological or archival research relating to the Carmelite Order, to be conducted using the AGOC’s heritage, and which aim to produce a scientific work (article, monograph, edition of sources, inventory, etc.). The Scientific Commission will reserve the right to evaluate the publication of such a work in the scientific journals or series of the Carmelite Order.

Cheque amount €5500 gross.

The winner will operate under a self-employed agreement, free from any subordinate ties. They will not be integrated into the Archive's organisational structure or activities and will have the liberty to organise their research freely, including from home. Taxes and any social security contributions will be determined based on the winner's fiscal and social security regime (VAT number or separate management). For this reason, the selected winner must inform the Archive's administration of their fiscal situation upon acceptance of the grant.

Cheque compatible with other benefits or work income.

Duration: 9 months (1 November 2023 – 31 July 2024), during which the fellow will be free to independently organise the timing and methods of their research.

We are pleased to inform you of the following publication edited by Dr Marco Papasidero, included in the Series Archivum Historicum Carmelitanum by Carmelitan Editions:

Miracles and Benefits

ILLNESS, MIRACLES AND DEVOTION IN LICATA AND SICILY IN THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD

with a critical edition and commentary on the trial of miracles attributed to the intercession of Saint Angelo of Licata, a 17th-century manuscript preserved in the General Archives of the Carmelites.

Miracles and Benefits of Illness, Thaumaturgy and Devotion in Licata and Sicily in the Early Modern Period

From the collaboration between the General Archive of the Carmelite Order and the General Archive of the Servants of Mary, the idea arose to offer training and updating days for the secretaries and archivists of religious Congregations and Orders, with the aim of supporting them in managing their current archives.

For the coming months, we have scheduled the following appointments:

  • 25 February 2023, Workshop “Cataloguing, Protocol and Current Archive Management” (Dr. Emanuele Atzori).
  • 22 April 2023, “The digital archive” Workshop (Dr. Alessandro Alfier).

The two workshops will take place at the Pontifical Theological Faculty “Marianum”.

We'll see you there!

Laboratory schedule for February 25, 2023

Arrival: 09:15

Morning session: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Lunch break

Afternoon session: 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM

To reach the Pontifical Theological Faculty Marianum

Address: Viale Trenta Aprile 6, 00153 Rome (RM)

From Termini: bus 75 (Fabrizi stop)

From Piazza Venezia: bus 44 (Fabrizi stop)

From Santo Spirito in Sassia Hospital: bus 115 (Garibaldi / Fabrizi stop) or 870 (Carini / Fabrizi stop).

For information: p. Amalraj, OSM (mobile number 3312006111).

The General Archive will be closed to the public from 23 December 2022 to 10 January 2023 for the Christmas holidays. We will reopen on Wednesday, 11 January.

We take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas!

Il 12 novembre 2022 avrà luogo presso il convento di Santa Maria in Traspontina (Roma) una giornata di studi sul beato Angelo Paoli (1642-1720), carmelitano dell’antica osservanza, che fu attivo presso l’Ospedale di San Giovanni in Laterano e fondò, nelle sue vicinanze, un convalescenziario destinato all’accoglienza dei poveri appena dimessi dall’Ospedale. Per il suo impegno Angelo Paoli appare ancora oggi come uno dei grandi della carità nella Roma barocca, distinguendosi per l’impegno sociale nei confronti di indigenti e malati.

Il convegno, promosso dall’Archivio Generale e dalla Postulazione Generale dei Carmelitani, metterà in evidenza alcuni aspetti ancora poco conosciuti della vita e dell’opera socio-assistenziale del Paoli, dando spazio alle ultime ricerche archivistiche condotte intorno alla sua figura.

We look forward to seeing many of you there!

We are very pleased to inform you that the Sixth edition of the Research Grant named in memory of Fr. Emanuele Boaga (2022) has been awarded to Dr. Anna Abdelhamid Serra, a graduate in Philology, Literature and Ancient History.

He/She will work on a project entitled: Female Mysticism. Among the women of Carmel, the figure of the tertiary Anna Geltrude Picca from Velletri (18th century); transcription, edition, and commentary of an unpublished manuscript source.

The General Archive will be closed to the public from 5 to 31 August inclusive: we will reopen for consultations on Thursday 1 September.

We take this opportunity to wish you a peaceful summer.