The second in our series of Chapter Room Talks for 2026 will be given Dr Daniel K. Gullo, on “Illustrating Hospitaller Spirituality in Early Modern Italy”. Dr Gullo is the Joseph S. Micallef Director of the Malta Study Center at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Having studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Toronto, Canada, Saint John’s University, Collegeville, MN, and the University of Chicago, Dr Gullo has taught at Columbus State University, Columbus, GA, and Northeastern Illinois University.

The Malta Study Centre is a world-leading project to preserve and make available in a digital form written material relating to Malta and our Order, including the digitisation of large quantities of material from the Order’s archives now held in the National Library and National Archives of Malta. Its work, led by Dr Gullo, is invaluable for scholars around the world.

The talk will take place at 7pm on 19 May 2026, at the Priory’s Chapter Room, 23 Golden Square, London W1F 9JP. After the talk there will be opportunity for questions and discussion, and a glass of wine. All are welcome - and attendees are invited to make a suggested donation of £10.

About this series:

The Grand Priory’s Chapter Room talks address topics relating to Christian culture, heritage, and history, looking not only at the Order of Malta but more broadly across time, place, people and institutions. It is hoped that the exploration of cultural phenomena and the way in which the Church has influenced and engaged with them will complement the ongoing formation of Members. Understanding our Christian culture will give us more of the tools we need to understand our Faith and communicate it to others, pursuant therefore to the Order’s charism of ‘Tuitio fidei et obsequium pauperum”. The talks also give Members, volunteers, friends, guests, and others interested in the Order the opportunity to meet informally.