The Pappas Patristic Institute (Boston, MA) is hosting a two-day, in-person seminar on April 23-24, 2025 entitled Theology in Verse: Poetry in Patristic and Byzantine Christianity, led by Prof Christos Simelidis of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The seminar will consist of four workshops:
The Poetry of St Gregory Nazianzen Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
The Psalms in Verse: Patristic Exegesis in a Newly Discovered Iambic Psalter Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
St Romanos the Melodist and the Anti-Manichaean Kontakion to St Demetrios Thursday, April 24, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Epigrams on Byzantine Icons Thursday, April 24, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
We are delighted to be able to offer both travel stipends and accommodation for visiting graduate students to join us in person in Boston. Details can be found here:
https://www.pappaspatristicinstitute.com/2025gradseminar