Centre for Marian Studies

Book now to reserve your place at our CMS conference on 2nd December, at St Mary's University, or attend online:
"On Advent Eve: the Mother of God in art, theology and music"

For more info & to book: https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/events/2023/12/on-advent-eve

Please share this opportunity with anyone you think may be interested in attending.

The latest issue of 'Maria: a Journal of Marian Studies' is now available!

New issue of Maria published in May 2023 We are delighted to announce that the latest edition of Maria: A Journal of Marian Studies is now available online. Issue 3.1 contains articles on Marian apparitions, Mary in Asia, and a Pneumatological recentring of Mary’s ecclesial motherhood; translations of three beautiful Marian texts; and tw...

Join the upcoming online conference on "More Universal than Catholicism? Mary Among Asian Religions" taking place from 10-12 May.
Scan the below QR code for more details.

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On this feast day of the Assumption of Mary 2022, we are delighted to announce that issue 2.2 of Maria: A Journal of Marian Studies is now available.

Maria New Series Vol 2.2 July 2022 | CMS Glorified Virgin Mary and Disfigured Mother Earth: The Significance of Mary for Fostering Harmony between Humanity and Earth

Dr Chloë Reddaway from King’s College London & Duke University will be giving a free Zoom lecture entitled ‘Re-Visiting Creation: Signs of the New Creation in Christ in Images of the Visitation’. For more information please see the link below.

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The Centre for Marian Studies is delighted to announce the on-line publication of the new series of Maria: A Journal of Marian Studies. Maria is a peer reviewed journal with academic level content. Sarah Jane Boss, Thomas O’Loughlin, and Sr Theresa Marie Chau Nguyen have contributed excellent articles; there are also translations of important medieval writings, and book reviews. The first issue is available from the link below.

Journal | CMS You are invited to submit an original article to be considered for publication in Maria: A Journal of Marian Studies provided you own the copyright to the work being submitted (or you are authorized by the copyright owner or owners to submit the article). Authors (or other owners) will retain owners...

We are very much looking forward to our online conference, which will take place next week from 8th – 10th July 2021, and we are delighted that so many people are interested in joining us. If you have already signed up for the conference, you should have received an email with an attachment containing the abstracts for the presentations. If you have not done so, please let us know by sending an email to: [email protected]

We'll send out the Zoom links on 7th July (the day before the conference begins) to everyone who has registered, so please add the [email protected] address to your safe contacts.

If you have not yet enrolled for the conference and would now like to do so, there is still time to register for free at: https://www.marianstudies.ac.uk/conference-registration

Please let us know if you have any questions about the event.

Here is an article by the Independent Catholic News about our new home at St Mary’s University and our forthcoming conference!

Centre for Marian Studies welcomed to St Mary's University | ICN St Mary's University, Twickenham has announced that the Centre for Marian Studies (CMS) is to become a part of the Institute of Theology and Liberal Arts at the University and will host a conference from 8-10th July.The CMS, a registered charity founded in 1995 by Dr Sarah Jane B...

We are very sad to learn that our dear friend Fr Kevin Alban died on 4th May 2021. He was a beloved colleague and Fellow of the Centre for Marian Studies, and we will miss his kindness, wisdom and sense of humour. May he rest in peace.

The CMS wishes you a joyful Easter!
Here are the details for our forthcoming international virtual conference.

Bridges and Boundaries: the role of the Virgin Mary in faith and culture The bridge chapel of Notre-Dame de Pitié, Saurier, Puy-de-Dôme, France

Thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers for Fr Kevin

Please keep Fr Kevin Alban in your thoughts and prayers.