Robert Francis Prevost (b. 1955) was elected Pope on Thursday (8 May 2025), taking the ‘papal name’ Leo, said to be after Leo XIII (r. 1878-1903), who was committed to the ‘social teaching of the Church’ in an era of change. Like his thirteen predecessors, the curia under Leo XIV will issue proclamations and edicts with leaden seals (papal bullae).
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MeRit Celebration Event – Yorkshire Museum
With colleagues at the Yorkshire Museum and York St John University, the MeRit project team has been working with representatives of local metal-detecting clubs on a co-curated display of finds relating to medieval lived religion and ritual activity in a landscape context. To celebrate the opening of this display, and animation responses to its themes created by students of York St John, a FREE public event will be held at the Yorkshire Museum on Friday 13 June from 10:30 am.
Walking the Via Francigena: a personal perspective
Going on pilgrimage was an important medieval religious experience. There are many routes to Rome, with the Via Francigena from Canterbury serving as one of the most famous, thanks to the ‘notes’ Archbishop Sigeric of Canterbury (r. 990-4) made of his journey over 1000 years ago; nowadays it’s designated a ‘Cultural Route’ by the Council of Europe.
Medieval Ritual Landscape Project at the Yorkshire Museum
In Yorkshire, Michael Lewis (British Museum) and Rebecca Griffiths (Yorkshire Museum) are working with representatives of the local metal detecting community to co-curate a display in the Museum foyer. On 17th January 2025 we held our second workshop at the Yorkshire Museum. At this workshop, we began refining ideas for our display.
Recording and XRF-ing in Norfolk
MeRit teamed up with the PAS (Portable Antiquities Scheme) in Norfolk (Norfolk County Council) and the REMADE (Roman and Early Medieval Alloys Defined) project at the University of Reading to...Read More >
MeRit and YAC at Norwich Castle
The Council for British Archaeology’s Young Archaeologists’ Club (YAC) provides young people with an opportunity to get involved in archaeology and learn about the past. The MeRit team was keen...Read More >
