"Architecture and Ritual in the Byzantine Churches of Constantinople"

Vasileios Marinis, assistant professor of Christian art and architecture. Professor Marinis’ research focuses on the art and architecture of early Christianity and the Middle Ages. He has a particular interest in the ritual, liturgical arts, representations of women and children, as well as the material culture of these periods. He has published on a variety of topics ranging from early Christian tunics decorated with New Testament scenes to medieval tombs and Byzantine transvestite nuns. He is currently preparing a monograph on the interaction of architecture and ritual in the medieval churches of Constantinople.

Speaker: Vasileios Marinis, Assistant Professor of Christian Art and Architecture, Institute of Sacred Music and Yale Divinity School