Sophie Kultzen

Dr. Sophie Kultzen is a researcher at the Chair of Ancient Church History, Christian Archaeology and Patrology within the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Würzburg. She also holds a 50% part-time position at the same chair at the University of Augsburg. Her academic career includes a full-time research role at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich from 2017 to 2023 and recent teaching experience at a Catholic girls' school.

• Education:
  • Magister in Byzantine Art History (2015, LMU Munich)
  • First State Exam in Latin and Catholic Theology for Gymnasium teaching (2015)
  • Doctorate in Theology (Dr. theol.) focused on Ancient Church History and Patrology (2023, LMU Munich)
• Research Interests:
  • Panegyrical (Rome) poetry of Late Antiquity
  • Early Christian martyr literature
  • Early Christian art history and archaeology
  • Gender studies in Late Antiquity