A Celebration of Father Leonard E. Boyle, O.P. on the Twentieth Anniversary of his Death

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A Celebration of Father Leonard E. Boyle, O.P. on the Twentieth Anniversary of his Death

Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto

25 October 2019

On 25 October 2019 the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies will mark the twentieth anniversary of the death of Father Leonard E. Boyle, O.P., with a special day in celebration of his career organized by M. Michèle Mulchahey, the inaugural holder of the Leonard E. Boyle Chair in Manuscript Studies at the Institute. A panel of speakers whose work represents Father Boyle’s wide range of interests will reflect upon Father Boyle’s legacy as a scholar, mentor, friar, and an incomparable friend.

The programme includes presentations by:

John F. Boyle (Professor of Catholic Studies and Theology, University of St Thomas, St Paul, MN)

William J. Courtenay (C. H. Haskins Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin–Madison)

Carmela Vircillo Franklin (Professor of Classics, Columbia University)

Michèle Mulchahey (Leonard E. Boyle Professor of Manuscript Studies, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies)

Robert Sweetman (H. Evan Runner Chair in the History of Philosophy, Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto)

Fr Augustine Thompson, O.P. (Dominican School of Theology and Philosophy, Berkeley, CA)

Please save the date, and please join us on 25 October 2019, from 9:00am-5:30pm.  All are welcome!

All sessions will be held in Madden Hall (in Carr Hall, 100 St Joseph Street), St Michael’s College, with a closing Reception in the Institute Library. A buffet lunch will be served—please let us know if you plan to attend the lunch so we will know how many people to expect.

For further information (or to RSVP for lunch), please contact M. Michèle Mulchahe​y <michele.mulchahey@utoronto.ca>

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