Guido Formigoni

In the period when he was from 15 to 21 years old, Mario Romani attended the Youth association of the Catholic Action at the parish of San Pietro in Sala, in Milan. Relying above all on the memories by his fraternal friend Marco Agnesi, the essay tries to reconstruct some essential elements of his formative journey...

Contrary to 20 years ago, women’s active role in the history of the Catholic movement and the 20th century Italian Church is now a topic that is studied often. The recent revival of research, a mixture between ‘gender studies’ and ‘religious history’, let us acquire new materials and viewpoints, which should be reconsidered in a complete synthesis. In this introduction to the conference, the Author tries to raise some problems about chronology and historiographical interpretation, in order to start a new season of research.