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 **November 18, 2008** 

 06:00PM - 07:30PM EST 

 



 

### "The Eyes of theBeholders: Spanish and Central European Visions of the Christ ofLimpias, 1919-1936"

**Abstract**

Starting in 1919, hundredsof thousands of pilgrims went to the parish church of Limpias, innorthern Spain, where it was said that the crucifix could be see tomove. On the order of one in fifteen pilgrims said they saw it come tolife in some way. Based on their written testimony, one can examinewhat kinds of people reported what kinds of movement, and how thevisions as a whole evolved over time.

**Bio**

William A. Christian Jr. is anindependent scholar who writes about Catholicism in Spain and SouthernEurope from the Middle Ages to the present, combining archival researchwith anthropological fieldwork. He has taught as visiting professor atthe University of California, Berkeley, the University of California,Santa Barbara, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, The École desHautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, and the University of Pécs,Hungary. His most recent book is *Visionaries: The Spanish Republicand the Reign of Christ*

*Co-sponsored bythe Department of Anthropology, the Early Modern History Workshop, the Committee on Medieval Studies, and the Committee on the Study of Religion, Harvard University.*

### Speaker:

**Jr. Christian William**, *Author; independent scholar*



 

 



 

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