Liam Temple
@liamtemple.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in the History of Catholicism, Durham University. Lover of all things Catholic, mystical and Franciscan! First gen academic. More: https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/liam-p-temple/
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Liam Temple
@liamtemple.bsky.social
· Jan 23
Dr Liam Temple - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
I should probably (re)introduce myself! I'm Assistant Professor (former Capuchin Fellow postdoc) @durhamuniversity.bsky.social. I'm interested in the history of Catholicism, the papacy, Franciscans/Capuchins, and mysticism. More info here: www.durham.ac.uk/staff/liam-p... #history #Catholicism
New video from me: "Christmas: A Short History" youtu.be/x089YLb0IGE #skystorians #skyhistory #history #christmas #xmas #youtube
Christmas: A Short History
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December 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
New video from me: "Christmas: A Short History" youtu.be/x089YLb0IGE #skystorians #skyhistory #history #christmas #xmas #youtube
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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Researchers, galleries, libraries, museums and industry can access a new £2m facility at our Department of Archaeology to explore ancient and historical artefacts in greater detail.
NEMCAS provides cutting-edge tools to support heritage science 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
NEMCAS provides cutting-edge tools to support heritage science 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
New £2m facility unlocks access to heritage science - Durham University
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December 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Researchers, galleries, libraries, museums and industry can access a new £2m facility at our Department of Archaeology to explore ancient and historical artefacts in greater detail.
NEMCAS provides cutting-edge tools to support heritage science 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
NEMCAS provides cutting-edge tools to support heritage science 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
So grateful for another pre-publication review of 'Radical Poverty', this time by Susan O'Brien. The book is due out with @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social in Feb 2026, more info here: bloomsbury.com/uk/radical-p... #cathhist #skystorians #catholicism #capuchins #franciscanstudies #catholichistory
November 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
So grateful for another pre-publication review of 'Radical Poverty', this time by Susan O'Brien. The book is due out with @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social in Feb 2026, more info here: bloomsbury.com/uk/radical-p... #cathhist #skystorians #catholicism #capuchins #franciscanstudies #catholichistory
New from me on #youtube today: "Guy Fawkes Night: A Short History" exploring the anti-Catholic origins of the celebration and the modern reinvention of Guy Fawkes! youtu.be/7sgZOSPHiTw #skystorians #history #guyfawkes #cathhist #catholicism #bonfirenight #fireworks #catholic #skyhistory
Guy Fawkes Night: A Short History
YouTube video by History with Liam
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November 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
New from me on #youtube today: "Guy Fawkes Night: A Short History" exploring the anti-Catholic origins of the celebration and the modern reinvention of Guy Fawkes! youtu.be/7sgZOSPHiTw #skystorians #history #guyfawkes #cathhist #catholicism #bonfirenight #fireworks #catholic #skyhistory
Recent video from me on the new Doctor of the Church! youtu.be/WIwWtrLE14E?... #johnhenrynewman #history #skystorians #skyhistory
John Henry Newman: A Short History
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November 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Recent video from me on the new Doctor of the Church! youtu.be/WIwWtrLE14E?... #johnhenrynewman #history #skystorians #skyhistory
Registration is now open for the third International Franciscan Studies conference at Durham! Featuring a range of keynotes and speakers from various Franciscan families, it promises to be a great event! More details and a draft programme available here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
The Third International Franciscan Conference - April 2026 - Durham University
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October 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Registration is now open for the third International Franciscan Studies conference at Durham! Featuring a range of keynotes and speakers from various Franciscan families, it promises to be a great event! More details and a draft programme available here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
New from me on YouTube: "Padre Pio: A Short History" www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ7A... #skystorians #skyhistory #youtube #history #capuchin #catholicism
Padre Pio: A Short History
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October 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
New from me on YouTube: "Padre Pio: A Short History" www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ7A... #skystorians #skyhistory #youtube #history #capuchin #catholicism
New video from me on the importance placed on relics in the history of Catholicism: youtu.be/IJ5jzk2hO7A #youtube #catholicism #history #skystorians #skyhistory
The History of Relics
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September 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
New video from me on the importance placed on relics in the history of Catholicism: youtu.be/IJ5jzk2hO7A #youtube #catholicism #history #skystorians #skyhistory
Woke up this morning to the news I'd been accepted onto the YouTube Partner Program! So excited to see the channel continue to grow, building on almost 2k subscribers and 85,000 views in a handful of months! #skystorians #history #youtube #religion #skyhistory
September 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Woke up this morning to the news I'd been accepted onto the YouTube Partner Program! So excited to see the channel continue to grow, building on almost 2k subscribers and 85,000 views in a handful of months! #skystorians #history #youtube #religion #skyhistory
So grateful to all those supporting my YouTube channel- over 60,000 views and 1,000+ subscribers is mindblowing! You can find all my videos here: www.youtube.com/@HistoryLiam #skystorians #youtube #history #skyhistory #catholicism #youtube
History with Liam
Learn about religious history with a real historian. Join us for videos exploring all the interesting parts of history you might not know about!
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September 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
So grateful to all those supporting my YouTube channel- over 60,000 views and 1,000+ subscribers is mindblowing! You can find all my videos here: www.youtube.com/@HistoryLiam #skystorians #youtube #history #skyhistory #catholicism #youtube
New video from me on YouTube exploring the life, impact and significance of Carlo Acutis, the new 'millenial saint' youtu.be/IvBMAR1wjxs?... #CarloAcutis #Sainthood #MillennialSaint #FaithInTheDigitalAge #ModernSaints #Inspiration #CatholicYouth #TechAndFaith
The History of Carlo Acutis, the 'Millenial' Saint
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September 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
New video from me on YouTube exploring the life, impact and significance of Carlo Acutis, the new 'millenial saint' youtu.be/IvBMAR1wjxs?... #CarloAcutis #Sainthood #MillennialSaint #FaithInTheDigitalAge #ModernSaints #Inspiration #CatholicYouth #TechAndFaith
Delighted to have hosted a @britishacademy.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk funded two-day workshop on Catholic archives last week at Durham, with colleagues from across the UK joined by those from the USA, Ireland, Belgium, Austria, Italy and Switzerland to discuss the future of the field (1/2)
September 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Delighted to have hosted a @britishacademy.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk funded two-day workshop on Catholic archives last week at Durham, with colleagues from across the UK joined by those from the USA, Ireland, Belgium, Austria, Italy and Switzerland to discuss the future of the field (1/2)
Delighted to be interviewed in the latest edition of Science Notes: Magazin für Wissen und Gesellschaft for an article on the canonization of "Gottes Influencer" Carlo Acutis!
September 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Delighted to be interviewed in the latest edition of Science Notes: Magazin für Wissen und Gesellschaft for an article on the canonization of "Gottes Influencer" Carlo Acutis!
Newly published: "Grace, Piety and Memory: The Material Culture of British Catholics 1534-1850", a guide by the British Catholic Material Culture Research Group. More info and free download link here: britishartnetwork.org.uk/research/bri... #skystorians #catholicism #skyhistory #materialculture
August 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Newly published: "Grace, Piety and Memory: The Material Culture of British Catholics 1534-1850", a guide by the British Catholic Material Culture Research Group. More info and free download link here: britishartnetwork.org.uk/research/bri... #skystorians #catholicism #skyhistory #materialculture
New from me: a video exploring the life of John Henry Newman as the saint is declared the latest 'Doctor of the Church': youtu.be/WIwWtrLE14E #skystorians #catholicism #history #johnhenrynewman #skyhistory #religion #catholic
Who was John Henry Newman, the new 'Doctor of the Church'?
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August 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
New from me: a video exploring the life of John Henry Newman as the saint is declared the latest 'Doctor of the Church': youtu.be/WIwWtrLE14E #skystorians #catholicism #history #johnhenrynewman #skyhistory #religion #catholic
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Radical Poverty: The Capuchins and Catholicism in Britain, 1850-2022' by the CCS' @liamtemple.bsky.social is now available to pre-order through @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social! Details here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/radical-p... #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism
Radical Poverty
This incisive work offers the first comprehensive analysis of the history of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in Britain. Drawing on previously closed archive…
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August 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Radical Poverty: The Capuchins and Catholicism in Britain, 1850-2022' by the CCS' @liamtemple.bsky.social is now available to pre-order through @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social! Details here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/radical-p... #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism
The book is starting to feel very real now the copy-edits have arrived! #skystorians #catholichistory #capuchins #franciscan #academia #History #skyhistory
August 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The book is starting to feel very real now the copy-edits have arrived! #skystorians #catholichistory #capuchins #franciscan #academia #History #skyhistory
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Just under a week left to apply to join us as the FCJ postdoc at @durhamtheology.bsky.social in the new academic year! #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic #jobalert
History of Catholicism job klaxon! Come and join us at @durhamtheology.bsky.social to work on a #nuntastic post-doc project about the Faithful Companions of Jesus. Application deadline is 27 July. More info here: durham.taleo.net/careersection/…#skystoriansn#catholicismsm @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social
July 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Just under a week left to apply to join us as the FCJ postdoc at @durhamtheology.bsky.social in the new academic year! #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic #jobalert
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CCS Assistant Prof @liamtemple.bsky.social attended the Provincial Assembly of the Australian Capuchins in Sydney last week. He presented his research on the friars' work amongst migrant communities and led a workshop on Franciscan understandings of history #skystorians #skyhistory #catholicism
July 22, 2025 at 8:42 AM
CCS Assistant Prof @liamtemple.bsky.social attended the Provincial Assembly of the Australian Capuchins in Sydney last week. He presented his research on the friars' work amongst migrant communities and led a workshop on Franciscan understandings of history #skystorians #skyhistory #catholicism
Delighted that my @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social monograph is live on their website for pre-order, & the stunning front cover has also been revealed, featuring two of my fave images from the archives! URL: bloomsbury.com/uk/radical-p... #skystorians #history #catholicism #capuchin #skyhistory
July 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Delighted that my @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social monograph is live on their website for pre-order, & the stunning front cover has also been revealed, featuring two of my fave images from the archives! URL: bloomsbury.com/uk/radical-p... #skystorians #history #catholicism #capuchin #skyhistory
JOB ALERT! Join us at Durham! Exciting new postdoc opportunity to work with the history of Catholicism team, deadline 27 July. More info here: durham.taleo.net/careersectio... #skystorians #skyhistory #history #academia #jobalert #catholicism
July 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
JOB ALERT! Join us at Durham! Exciting new postdoc opportunity to work with the history of Catholicism team, deadline 27 July. More info here: durham.taleo.net/careersectio... #skystorians #skyhistory #history #academia #jobalert #catholicism
Just what are the Capuchin crypts beneath Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini? Who created the artwork and why? What message do they try to communicate? Find out in my newest YouTube video! URL: youtu.be/Dwo9SanEJ7g #skystorians #skyhistory #capuchin #rome #youtube
The Capuchin crypts hidden beneath Rome
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July 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Just what are the Capuchin crypts beneath Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini? Who created the artwork and why? What message do they try to communicate? Find out in my newest YouTube video! URL: youtu.be/Dwo9SanEJ7g #skystorians #skyhistory #capuchin #rome #youtube
Always a pleasure to speak to CCS Friends & Benefactors. Project update today included exploring the role of Capuchins, Benedictines, Ursulines, Little Company of Mary & the Josephites in Australia! Plus the two books on the horizon from my last project. #history #skystorians #skyhistory
June 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Always a pleasure to speak to CCS Friends & Benefactors. Project update today included exploring the role of Capuchins, Benedictines, Ursulines, Little Company of Mary & the Josephites in Australia! Plus the two books on the horizon from my last project. #history #skystorians #skyhistory