This seminar will consist in a historical overview of Italian Religious Language, from the first Medieval documents to the recent Bible translations and other Ecclesiastical documents. The aims of the course are the following: A) identifying the principal features and the most important genres of the Italian Religious Language; B) analyzing the relation between History of Italian Language and Religion; C) understanding the ideological and religious situations which provoked changes and evolutions in Italian Language. For a better comprehension of theoretical methodologies (point A), the students engage an individual research project focusing on a particular Italian religious text.