FEMIGLA project researcher Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saša Potočnjak (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka) conducted field research in Loreto, Italy, from 19 to 23 October 2026.

At the Archivio della Santa Casa in Loreto, she examined archival materials concerning relations between Loreto and the eastern Adriatic coast in the early modern period.

Her research focused primarily on women’s participation in confraternity and pilgrimage activities in Loreto, as well as on records of the Illyrian College preserved there.