Augustine Thompson

Discovery of previously unknown documents and better understanding of the religious culture of the laity in the Italy of St. Dominic and St. Francis have radically changed the accepted narrative for the origins and development of the "Penitents of St. Dominic," perhaps best known as the "Dominican Third Order of Penance," now the "Dominican Laity." These developments have very much changed the context of the vocations of early lay collaborators...

Fr. Augustine Thompson, O.P.
Professor of History, DSPT

Fr. Augustine Thompson, OP will examine new discoveries about the liturgical and social significance of baptism in the cities of thirteenth-century Italy. These developments will be compared with the development of the theology of baptism from the twelfth century to Thomas Aquinas in the late thirteenth.

Reception to follow.

Domincan School of Philosophy & Theology, 2301 Vine Street,...