Maria Rosaria PETRINGA

Maria Rosaria Petringa is an Associate Professor of Ancient Christian Literature at the Department of Humanities, University of Catania. She holds a prominent role in academic research and publishing, serving as Editor of the journal Commentaria Classica. Studies in Greek and Latin Philology (ANVUR band A), Director of the editorial series Biblioteca di Commentaria Classica, and Director of the Research Center Onomastikón. Studies in Greek and Latin Lexicography. She is also a member of the Teaching Staff of the PhD program in Sciences for Cultural Heritage and Production.

Her research focuses on ancient Christian literature, patristic philology, late Latin language and literature, and classical philology, with particular interest in exegesis, hagiography, and literary analysis of early Christian and medieval Latin texts. Her academic leadership is evident through her editorial and directorial roles in major scholarly initiatives.

She supervises graduate theses on topics related to early Christian authors such as Cyprian of Carthage, Lactantius, Firmicus Maternus, and Sedulius, and works like the Carmen Paschale and Vita Martini. Although no specific publications or awards are listed in the provided text, her extensive involvement in research centers and academic journals underscores her scholarly impact.

She holds office hours on Thursdays and Fridays from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM via MS Teams and can be contacted at mrpetri@unict.it.