Dr Roy Hammerling And 
Dr Shawn Carruth OSB 
hammerli@gloria.cord.edu 
 
 
A Virtual Tour of the 1999 May Seminar:  
Sponsored by the Religion Dept. and Women's Studies Program  

Brief description 
     Have you ever wanted to worship in or visit a medieval cathedral, experience life in an ancient monastery, or live in a castle?  Here is your opportunity!  The "Sisters of Faith" May Seminar will explore what life was like in Medieval Europe by encountering the places where Medieval people, especially women, worshipped, prayed, played, fought battles, and experienced miracles!  

     Come join us as we travel through France visiting the most beautiful cathedrals in the world (like Chartres and Notre Dame), tour Paris, retrace the steps of Joan of Arc, see the famous Louvre Museum, and stay in monasteries.  

     In Italy besides visiting the beautiful forests of Tuscany and the home of Clare and Francis of Assisi we will take in the wonders of Rome, the Vatican, and Monte Cassino (one of the oldest monasteries in the world).  

     In Germany we will float down the Rhine in a boat, stay in castles, and visit the monastery of the amazing musician and artist, the Abbess Hildegard of Bingen.  

     Finally, in England we will explore London, Buckingham Palace, Canterbury Cathedral, the church of Julian of Norwich, and the tower of London where Henry VIII’s wives lost their heads!   

     This seminar is sponsored by the Religion Department and the Women’s studies program and is led by Dr. Roy Hammerling, a medievalist and religious historian and Dr. Shawn Carruth, a faculty member in the Woman’s studies program and the Religion Department.. 
 
Daily Schedule 
(Phone numbers of hotels and flight information!)
RELIGION/WS ITINERARY AS OF 4/27/99

May 4   BUS #1 departs MeritCare parking  815AM; loading at 745AM
Minneapolis/Amsterdam  KLM#664  315PM/0610AM

May 5 Amsterdam/Rome KLM#1597  0705AM/0925AM
 ITALIAN Arrangements by CTS Viaggi% Loredona, tel: 06-44-11-11

May 5 -8 Hotel Giorgina
 Via Principe Amedeo, 67 Roma ITALY USA dial tel: 011-39-6-4817118

May 8-10 Hotel Cenacolo Francescano
 Viale Patrono d'Italia,70
 Santa Maria delgi Angeli   Assisi USA dial tel: 011-39-75-804-1083 

May 10-12 Hotel Firenze
 Via del Corso/Piazza Donati,4
 Firenze ITALY USA dial tel: 011-39-55-268301

May 12-15  Hotel Garni Köppel    BB
 Kapuzinerstraße 12 
 D-55411  Bingen
 GERMANY USA dial tel: 011-49-6721-14770

May 15-17 Hotel Kranenturm 
Langstrasse 30
 D-55422 Bacharach
GERMANY USA dial tel:011-49-6743-1308

May 17-19 Hotel Grund
 Paulinstrasse 7
 D-54292 Trier/Mosel GERMANY USA dial tel: 011-49-651-259 39

May 19-22 Hotel Pax
 47 rue de Trevise
 75009 Paris FRANCE USA dial tel: 011-33-1-477084 75

May 22-23 Hotel de Bordeaux
 9,pl de la Republique
  76000 Rouen FRANCE USA dial tel:011-33-2-35-71-92-15

May 23-25 Hotel le Mounton Blanc
 Grande Rue
 50116- Le Mont Saint MIchel
 FRANCE USA dial tel: 011-33-2-33 60 14 08

May 25-28  Royal Hotel
 St Peter Street
 Winchester ENGLAND USA dial tel: 011-44-1962-840840

May 28 -  June 1 St Margaret's Hotel 
 26 Bedford Place
 Russell Square
 London WC1B 5JL  ENGLAND  USA dial tel: 011-44-171-636-4277

June 1 LondonGatwick/Minneapolis  NW#45  1210PM/305PM
 BUS#1  departs Minneapolis Intl Arpt at 445PM;
arrival MeritCare parking lot 900PM
 
 

Daily Activity Schedule 
May 4 (Tuesday) Fly to Rome, Lose a day 
Bus to Minneapolis 
Plane from Minneapolis to Rome 

May 5 (Wednesday) Arrive Rome, Rest Day 
Walking Tours for energetic 

May 6 (Thursday)  Rome 
Medieval Pilgrimage Route (Walking tour of Santa Maria degli Angeli (Baths of Diocletian), Imperial Fora, Torre Melizie, Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, Piazza Navona, Mausoleum of Hadrian (Castel sant’ Angelo), St. Peter’s Square. 
 
May 7 (Friday) Rome 
Morning: The Catacombs 
Afternoon: The Vatican Tour 
2:00 Tour the Scavi, St. Peter’s, the Vatican, and Museum 
4:30 Meet with Curial Officials at Vatican 

May 8 (Saturday) Rome to Assisi 
Morning: In Rome at Vatican Museum 
Afternoon: Travel to Assisi 

May 9 (Sunday) Assisi 
Worship in Assisi at the Basilica, tour Basilica 
Afternoon Walking Tour Assisi, especially tour of San Damiano 

May 10 (Monday) Assisi to Florence 
Morning:  Assisi, Visit Portziuncula 
Afternoon: Travel to Florence 

May 11 (Tuesday) Florence 
Uffizi Museum, Duomo, Accademia della arti, Florence Market 

May 12 (Wednesday) TRAVEL DAY   Florence to Bingen, Germany 
Leave early on a train from Florence, Italy to Bingen, Germany 

May 13 (Thursday) Bingen, Germany 
9:30 Leave for Disibodenberg, St. Hildegard of Bingen’s first monastery 
10:30 Tour Disibodenberg 
12:30 Leave Disibodenberg for Bad Sobernheim Tour 
15:30 Leave for Open Air Museum outside of Bad Sobernheim (Replica of Late Medieval Homes and Village) 
17:00 Leave Open Air Musuem for Bingen 
18:00 Dinner on own in Bingen 

May 14 (Friday) Bingen, Germany 
10:00 arrive at Abbey of Saint Hildegard 
10:30 tour monastery 
11:30 Worship with nuns, Divine Office in Latin 
12:30 Snack 
13:00   Eibingen Parish Church (The Relics of Hildegard) 
14:00   Leave for Niederwalder Denkmal 
15:00   Leave for Haus am Strom 
17:00   Rochus Chapel 
18:30   Dinner at Bingen Castle: Group Meal 
 
May 15 (Saturday) Bingen to Bacharach, Germany 
9:30 Leave on boat for Bacharach 
11:00 Arrive Bacharach, leave luggage, eat lunch 
13:00  Travel to St. Goar to Castle Rheinfels 
14:00  Tour Castle Rheinfels 
17:30  Eat in St. Goar and tour city 
21:00  Travel to Bacharach and Hotel 

May 16 (Sunday) Bacharach, Germany 
Morning Worship in Bacharach, walking distance from hotel 
11:30 Lunch in Bacharach on own 
12:30 Leave for Pflaz Castle Tour 
14:00 Tour of Bacharach 
15:30  Bus tour to Lorelei and along the rim of the East Rhine 
18:00  Return to Bacharach 

May 17 (Monday) Bacharach, Germany to Cochem 
Leave early enough to make it to Burg Eltz by 10:00. 
10:00 Hike up to Burg Eltz 
11:00 Tour Burg Eltz  Status: Confirmed 
12:00 Lunch at Burg Eltz!. 
13:00  Hike down Burg Eltz. 
14:00  At Bus travel to nearby Cochem 
15:00 Tour Cochem Castle. 

May 18 (Tuesday) Cochem to Trier 
9:00 Leave Cochem for Trier. 
Afternoon: Walking Tours of Treir: Cathedral and Church of our Lady, Roman Bascilica, Porta Nigra 

May 19 (Wednesday) TRAVEL DAY  Trier to Paris 
Early Morning: Leave for Paris 
Arrive Paris 

May 20 (Thursday) Paris 
10:00  Medieval Museum (Museum of Cluny: Musée national du Moyen Age ) 
14:00 Notre Dame Cathedral Tour (Cost: ??) 
Free Time 

May 21 (Friday) Paris 
Morning: Day Trip to Chartres Cathedral 
10:00-12:00 Chartres Tour 
12:00 Lunch in Chartres 
2:00   Return to Paris 
Afternoon Free Time 

May 22 (Saturday) Rouen 
Morning: Travel to Rouen 
12:00 Lunch in Rouen 
1:00 Musée Jeanne d’Arc 
2:30 Cathedral Visit 
3:45 The Church of Joan of Arc 
5:00 Dinner on own 

May 23 (Sunday) Rouen PENTECOST SUNDAY 
Morning Worship at Joan of Arc Church in Rouen 
Lunch: Rouen 
1:00 Leave for Bayeux 
2:30 Museum of the Bayeux Tapestry 
5:00 Leave for Mont St. Michel 
6:30 Dinner in Mont St. Michel 
Evening Light Show of  Mont St. Michel 
 
May 24 (Monday) Mont St. Michel 
Morning relax 
Tour Mt. St. Michel 
Visit with monastics at Mt. St. Michel 
Relax and/or attend worship services 

May 25 (Tuesday) Mt. St. Michel to Winchester England 
Travel to Winchester 
Evening: Walking tour of Winchester (see Arthur's Round Table) 

May 26 (Wednesday) Winchester 
6:00 Leave for Stonehenge 
7:00 Stonehenge Special Pre-hours Tour 
9:00 Leave for Avebury 
10:00 Avebury Tour 
12:00 Lunch in Avebury 
1:00 Leave Avebury for Salisbury 
2:30 Salisbury Cathedral Tower Tour 
4:00-4:45 Salisbury Cathedral Tour (the two groups switch places) 
5:00 Coffee Break with Cathedral Staff 
5:30 Evensong Service 

May 27 (Thursday) Winchester to Glastonbury 
8:00 Leave for Glastonbury 
10:00 Glastonbury Abbey Tour with Col. John Wynn 
12:00 Lunch in Glastonbury 
1:00  Chalice Well 
2:00 Glastonbury Tor and Thorn 
5:00 Dinner in Glastonbury 

May 28 (Friday) Glastonbury to London 
8:00 Leave for London 
10:30 Arrive London 
12:00 Lunch in London 
2:00   Tour Westminster Abbey, and place of choice, Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, London Bridge, or the Templar Church. 
7:45  The Play "Whistle Down the Wind" 
 
May 29 (Saturday) London and Norwich 
8:00 Leave for Norwich 
10:15 Arrive Norwich 
10:30 Tour of Norwich Cathedral 
12:30 Lunch in Norwich 
1:30   Tour the Anchorite Church of Julian of Norwich 
2:30   Options in Norwich, Norwich Castle Tour, The Dragon Hall Tour 
5:00 Depart for London 
7:00 Arrive London 

May 30 (Sunday) London and Canterbury 
8:00 Leave for Canterbury 
10:00 Worship in Canterbury Cathedral 
12:00 Lunch in Canterbury 
1:30 Tour Canterbury Cathedral & meet with Church of England Officials 
3:30 St. Augustine’s Monastery Ruins 
5:00 Leave for London 
7:00 Arrive London 

May 31 (Monday) London 
9:00 Metro to British Museum 
10:00 British Museum Tour 
12:00 Lunch 
1:00 On your own 

June 1 (Tuesday) FLY HOME 
Early Morning leave of the USA 
 
 

Virtual Tour of some of the Sights we will See 
 

FRANCE 

Women in Religious History 
 Women in Religious History Site 

Bayeux 
 Bayeux Cathedral, More on the Cathedral 
 Bayeux Tapestry, Brief description, 
 Another Tapestry link, yet another link 
 Brief History of the Tapestry 
 Brief History of the City Bayeux 

Chartres  
 Chartres Cathedral, Capital and Vault, Numerous pictures,  
 Arial Views 
 Mary's Tunic 
 Bibliography 

Mt Saint Michel 
Mt. Saint Michel Abbey briefly noted with Pictures 
Mt. Saint Michel Pictures, More Mt. St. Michel 
Mt. Saint Michel Abbey History, more history 
Mt. Saint Michel Abbey and related info in French 
Mt. Saint Michel Role Playing Game 
Mt. Saint Michel Tourist Information 

Orleans 
Joan's Life,  More on her life, still more, and more, and more, 
Joan of Arc Sites, More Sites 
Reviews of Joan of Arc Films 

Paris 
The Paris Page, Paris the City 
Notre Dame Cathedral, More on Notre Dame, more on Notre Dame 
Le Louvre, Le Louvre 
St. Germain-des -Pres 
Basilique du Sacre Coeur 
The Abbey of St. Denis, More St. Denis, More St. Denis 

Rouen 
 Joan of Arc Museum Rouen 

Various other Cathedrals 
World Heritage Site of France 
A Simple History of Cathedrals 
Medieval Architecture and Various Cathedrals 
More Medieval Architecture 
Early Gothic 
 

ITALY 

Assisi 
Assisi Link, Assisi Tour 
A walk through Assisi 
Clare and Francis Links 
The Life of Saint Clare, Brief Article on Clare 
The Poor Clare's Web Site 
St. Clare's Body and Tomb 
Brief Life of St. Francis of Assisi, Another brief survey 
The Life of St. Francis 
Franciscan Web Page 

Florence 
Florence Links, Virtual Tour of Florence, More Florence 
The History of Florence 
Churches of Florence 
Museums of Florence 
Art in Florence 
Dante and Florence 
Dante Resources 

Monte Cassino and St Benedict 
Monte Cassino Monastery 
A Short History of Monte Cassino 
Saint Benedict Links 
Short Article on Benedict 
The Rule of St. Benedict 
The Dialogues of Gregory (Life of Benedict) 

Rome 
Virtual Tour of Rome,  Another Virtual Tour of Rome 
Walking Tour of Rome 
The History of Rome, history links for Rome, more history, 
     Another excellent history of Rome, famous Romans 
     Ancient Sources, still more history, time machine to Rome 
     Models of Ancient Rome 
Rome Reborn 
The Ancient Roman Times (A fun ancient newspaper) 
An Ancient Roman Time Line 
Christian Catacombs 
Museums of Rome 
Dead Romans Site! 
Roman Ball Games (for fun) 
A Game about Ancient Rome! Another Game about Rome 
 

Vatican 
Vatican City 
Virtual Tour of Vatican City, 
Vatican Museums, More on Vatican Museums, Another Museum site 
The Sistine Chapel 
The Vatican (Holy See), More on the Vatican 
Vatican Library 
 

GERMANY 

Aachen  City of Charlemagne  
History of Aachen, More about Aachen 
Aachen Cathedral 
Aachen Weather Today 
Charlemagne Links, More links 
More on Charlemagne, Good Charlemagne site 
Historical pictures of Charlemagne 
 

Bingen and Hildegard 
Brief History of Hildegard of Bingen, more Hildegard, more yet 
Hildegard of Bingen Chronology 
Hildegard of Bingen Internet Resources, more links 
Hildegard's Abbey near Rudesheim 
Hildegard of Bingen Historical Sites 
Eibingen Convent, The New Abbey of St. Hildegard, 
The Abbey Church of Hildegard, Convent of Rupertsburg, 
Disibodenberg, 
Hildegard's Music, Annotated Discography 
Hildegard's Art 
The Bingen Area, The History of Bingen 
 

Castles of the Rhine 
Klopp, 
Liebenstein, 
Reichenstein, The Richenstein Castle, 
Rhine River Castle Tour 
German Castles For Sale 
Rhine Boat Tour, Rhine and other Tours 

Cologne or Koln 
City of Cologne, more on Cologne, 
Cologne Museums (including the Chocolate Museum) 
Cologne Weather 

ENGLAND 
 
Canterbury 
Canterbury Cathedral, another Canterbury Cathedral site, 
Another Canterbury Cathedral Site 
Windows in Canterbury Cathedral 
The History of Canterbury Cathedral 
Canterbury Bellringers homepage 
St. Augustine's Abbey 
The City of Canterbury, A Tour of Canterbury 
A Virtual Guide of Canterbury 

London 
Guide to London, Virtual London, Excite London Guide 
Another London guide 
The National Gallery, The British Museum 
London Theatre Guide 
The London Times (and weather) 
The official Monarcy homepage 
Westminster Abbey, History of the Abbey, 
Buckingham Palace, more Buckingham 
Stonehenge, more stonehenge, virtual stonehenge 
more stonehenge, more still, stonehenge links 
 

Norwich 
Excite Norwich Guide 
Norwich Cathedral 
Brief Article on Julian of Norwich 
Julian of Norwich Links, the Julian Website, more Julian 
Julian's Anchorite Cell 
The Works of Julian 
The Showings of Julian 

Other Helpful Sites 
CNN Weather Site: Check the weather of any place we will visit!