Title	Dr Alexandra Lee: Plague and Religious Processions in Medieval Italy
Date	Sun 28 Apr
Event	Lecture
Time	10:00am - 11:00am
Venue	Augustine House, AH3.31
Contact	artsandculture@canterbury.ac.uk or Tel: 01227 922994
Price	Standard Adult - £10.00

In the summer and autumn of 1399, a plague swept through the northern and central Italian peninsula. The populace at large was persuaded to don white clothing and participate in religious processions to help ward off the disease. This talk will consider why a religious response to disease made sense in medieval Italy.

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