Stephan Pongratz

Stephan Pongratz is a scientific employee at the Chair of Church History of the Middle Ages and the Modern Period, Faculty of Catholic Theology, University of Würzburg. His work focuses on the project The case "P. Josef Kentenich" in the Roman Congregatio Sancti Officii.

• Education: PhD in History (2018-2021) from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation; BA/MA in History, Political Science, and Philosophy (2011-2018) at LMU Munich.

Pongratz specializes in medieval church history, particularly schism studies, papal historiography, and curial politics. His research bridges historical analysis and theological inquiry, examining narratives of crisis and legitimacy in the High and Late Middle Ages.

His publications include a monograph on Cardinal Boso's treatment of the Alexandrian Schism, essays on curial participation in papal texts, and interdisciplinary studies on medieval papal succession. Key themes include the Liber Pontificalis, schism dynamics, and the role of cardinals in 12th-century church governance.

Scientific awards: Gerda Henkel Foundation fellowship (2018-2021). He has also lectured at LMU Munich's History Department (2020-2023).

His affiliations include the Chair of Church History of the Middle Ages and Modern Times at the University of Würzburg, where he contributes to research on theological and ecclesiastical developments from the medieval to modern era.