Project History

France

André Vauchez

2013 Balzan Prize for Medieval History

For his groundbreaking studies on medieval spirituality in Western Christianity and its central role in everyday life in the Middle Ages; for his research on the medieval conception of holiness and on the sacralization of space and time; for his contributions to research on monastic and women’s piety; for his all-encompassing knowledge and masterly presentation of the life, work, and influence of St. Francis of Assisi.

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