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Welcome to the November issue of the newsletter!

"Continuity in Care and Safeguarding", the final hybrid event of our FRH Biennial Conference "Europe's Living Religious Heritage" will take place on Friday, 26 November from 15:00 - 17:00 CET. This event will be live-streamed from Brussels, Belgium and will feature the presentation of the output of pre-conference working group D, the conclusion of all four pre-conference working groups, presentations by scholars and practitioners in the field and much more. The event is free and open to everyone. Register now!

Run for Heritage, FRH's initiative to unite health and heritage continues with several events. The first one held in Spain on 18 October featured a bike race among school children and included the participation of Pablo Zuloaga, Vice President of Cantabria, Spain. The latest event was on 8 November, also in Spain, and focused on social inclusion, with the participation of differently-abled individuals to show that heritage is for everyone.

This month's featured article comes to us from FRH Member Markus Dahlberg of the Church of Sweden who examines the unique architectural techniques of medieval wooden churches in Sweden, their legacy, and the methods of protecting them.  

In honour of our 10th year anniversary, we're featuring Gianna Lia Cogliandro, FRH founding member and current president of ENCATC. Gianna Lia's work over the years has been invaluable to FRH's success and we've interviewed her in order to understand her perspective on religious heritage and the need to protect it. 

As always, we are happy to feature members in our newsletter, so feel free to submit articles, event notifications, or anything else you would like to share with the network.

Jordi Mallarach Parés
FRH Executive Officer

 

FEATURE ARTICLE
MEDIEVAL ROOF TRUSSES IN SWEDEN - NEW PERSPECTIVES ON WOODEN ARCHITECTURE
This month's featured article comes to us from Markus Dahlberg of the Church of Sweden who examines Sweden's wooden churches. These churches are masterpieces of woodworking and are believed to have inspired several other wooden architectural techniques throughout the continent. Find out the significance of this type of architecture and the efforts that are currently being made in Sweden to protect them. READ MORE >>>
10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY INTERVIEW
FRH 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY: GIANNA LIA COGLIANDRO
In honour of FRH’s 10th anniversary, we would like to recognize the hard work and determination of one of our founding members, Gianna Lia Cogliandro. Gianna Lia is the current president of ENCATC, the European Network on Cultural Management and Policy. We've conducted an interview with Gianna Lia to understand her perspective on the importance of Europe's religious heritage and FRH's mission to protect itREAD MORE>>>
ONGOING EVENT
UNITING HEALTH AND HERITAGE WITH RUN FOR HERITAGE
Run for Heritage, FRH's initiative to encourage healthy habits while promoting religious heritage continues. So far, we have organised two out of seven total events. The first event took place on 18 October and featured a bike race among school children and included the participation of Pablo Zuloaga, the Vice President of Cantabria, Spain. On 8 November, we held our all-inclusive event in the town of Potes in Cantabria, Spain. This event involved social inclusion groups as well as differently-abled individuals and took place with the support of the Cantabria government and local police force. Find out more about this and other Run for Heritage events on our website. READ MORE>>>
FRH & MEMBER NEWS
REGISTER FOR THE FRH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE EVENT "CONTINUITY IN CARE AND SAFEGUARDING" 
The fourth and final event of the FRH Biennial Conference titled “Continuity in Care and safeguarding” will take place in Brussels, Belgium on Friday, 26 November from 15:00 – 17:00 CET. This free hybrid event is open to everyone and will be live-streamed online. Find out more hereREGISTER NOW>>>
JOIN FRH IN SIGNING THE CLIMATE HERITAGE NETWORK MANIFESTO KEEPING 1.5° ALIVE  
As a member of the Climate Heritage Network, FRH is a proud signatory of the Network's manifesto "A Manifesto on Keeping 1.5° Alive". This Manifesto provides key messages on culture and climate change aimed at the 2021 United Nations Climate Conference (COP26) and beyond. Join us in signing the manifesto today! READ MORE>>>
SIR MICHAEL PALIN SUPPORTS RELIGIOUS HERITAGE IN UK WIDE DEBATE LAUNCHED BY NATIONAL CHURCHES TRUST  
Sir Micahel Palin, the UK actor and TV personality best known for the comedy group Monty Python, has offered his support for religious heritage in a new debate initiative launched by FRH member, the National Churches Trust. The debate titled "The Future of the UK's Church Buildings" calls on all UK citizens to give their input on solutions to protecting the UK's religious heritage. READ MORE>>>
INTERVIEW WITH ANGELA LÓPEZ - WINNER OF THE #JUMPFORHERITAGE PHOTO COMPETITION
Angela López, the first prize winner of the #JumpForHeritage photo competition has participated in an interview with us after taking her trip to Barcelona, her prize for submitting the winning photo to the competition. Learn about her views on the importance of religious heritage and her work with her organisation ARAE Patrimonio y Restauración. READ MORE>>>
FRH COUNCIL MEMBER HOSTS LECTURE SERIES AT MADRID'S PRADO MUSEUM 
FRH member, Justin Kroesen of the Church art Museum at the University of Bergen, Norway is the host of a lecture series taking place online every Thursday this month at the Prado Museum of Madrid. The lecture series titled "Medieval Art - Meetings Between Museums and Churches" examines the exquisite medieval art collection of the museum. Sign up for the next lecture on 18 November! READ MORE>>>
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>17 November 2021 - FRH Face-to-Face meeting: Gotland, Sweden
>26 November 2021 - FRH Biennial Conference Event: "Continuity in Care and Safeguarding"

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EU NEWS
WINNERS OF THE DESTINATION OF SUSTAINABLE CULTURAL TOURISM AWARDS 2021 ANNOUNCED 

The winners of the European Travel Commission's "Destinations of Sustainable Cultural Tourism" awards have been announced. The ‘Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism’ Awards enhance the visibility of European cultural tourism destinations, create a platform for sharing experience and knowledge and promote networking between destinations. FRH is pleased to see a religious heritage site, the Ghent Altarpiece visitor's centre at St. Bavo's cathedral in Ghent, Belgium, among the honourable mentions. Take a look at the full list of winners can be found on the organisation's website. READ MORE >>>

LIFE IN THE NEW EUROPEAN BAUHAUS CONFERENCE 15 - 17 NOVEMBER
As a partner of the New European Bauhaus, FRH is pleased to share the conference "LIFE in the New European Bauhaus" which launches today, 15 November and will continue until 17 November. The conference will take place online as a hybrid event and discuss a multidisciplinary approach to the challenge of sustainable and equitable living. There is still time to join, sign up today! READ MORE >>>
NOTICE BOARD
WOODEN CHURCHES OF SWEDEN
While the traditional style of Stave churches is more abundant in neighbouring Norway, Sweden also has a number of religious heritage sites made of wood. Not all of these wooden churches are "true Stave churches", however, many of them stem from the 12th century giving way to a number of wooden church building techniques that inspired several other sites across Europe. For this featured Religiana list, we're sharing some of Sweden's top wooden churches. READ MORE >>>
FRH MEMBER OF THE MONTH: SVENSKA KYRKAN
This month's featured member of the month is Svenska Kyrkan, the Church of Sweden. The Church of Sweden is a national church, open to everyone living in Sweden, it is a place for church services, meetings, and dialogue.The Church of Sweden is part of the global fellowship of churches, with a close relationship to other churches around the world. Find out more about the great work of this FRH member. READ MORE >>>
FRH INFORM COUNTRY OF THE MONTH: SWEDEN
Want to know more about the status of medieval churches in Sweden and what is being done to protect them? Check out our FRH Inform factsheet on Sweden. FRH Inform is the first and only complete collection of data on the state of religious heritage in Europe. Its 30 standardised country factsheets present information such as the number of endangered sites in the country and the biggest threats they face. READ MORE >>>
INTERVIEW WITH FRANCIS MESLET - AUTHOR OF ABANDONED CHURCHES -  UNCLAIMED PLACES OF WORSHIP

Francis Meslet is a professional photographer and author of the photography book “Abandoned Churches – Unclaimed Places of Worship” which is the result of a seven-year photography project on abandoned religious heritage sites across Europe. We’ve conducted an interview with Francis in order to understand what he has learned from embarking on this project and to learn his thoughts on the importance of religious heritage and what can be done to protect it. READ MORE >>>

ENGLISH HERITAGE TRIALS HOUR OF CONTEMPLATION AT MONASTIC HERITAGE SITES

English Heritage launched an "hour of contemplation" at its monasteries in a month-long trial. From 22 September until 22 October 2021, English Heritage encouraged visitors to turn off notifications on their phones, finish up their conversations and enjoy the final hour of public access to its abbeys and priories in contemplative quiet, enabling them to experience these spiritual buildings as they were intended. Find out more about the results of this initiative. READ MORE >>>

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