Bridget Heal

Bridget Heal studied at the universities of Cambridge and London. Since 2002 she has taught at the University of St Andrews, where she is currently director of the Reformation Studies Institute. In 2010-2011 she held a visiting fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at the Freie Universitat in Berlin. Her research focuses on the religious, social, and cultural history of early modern Germany. Her publications include The Cult of the Virgin Mary in Early Modern Germany: Protest...See more

Bridget Heal studied at the universities of Cambridge and London. Since 2002 she has taught at the University of St Andrews, where she is currently director of the Reformation Studies Institute. In 2010-2011 she held a visiting fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at the Freie Universitat in Berlin. Her research focuses on the religious, social, and cultural history of early modern Germany. Her publications include The Cult of the Virgin Mary in Early Modern Germany: Protest and Catholic Piety, 1500-1648 (2007). See less