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Rupununi Mission, Guyana
A look at the foundation of the Jesuit Rupununi Mission using sources from the Archives.
Mary Allen
Jan 14, 20194 min read


Armistice and the Legacy of the First World War
Over the last four years, the Jesuits in Britain Archives have published several blog posts to commemorate events of the First World War,...
Mary Allen
Nov 5, 20184 min read


170 years of St Beuno's
On the occasion of the 170th anniversary Alex shares an overview of St Beuno's history.
Alex Van Goethem
Oct 7, 20184 min read


Gerard Manley Hopkins
A brief outline of his life to commemorate 150 years since Hopkins entered the Society of Jesus.
Mary Allen
Aug 26, 20183 min read

On the Anniversary of Fr Robert Henry Joseph Steuart SJ
This year, 9 July marks the 70th anniversary of the death of Fr Robert Henry Joseph Steuart SJ. According to his obituary in Letters and...
Mary Allen
Jul 1, 20183 min read

The Jesuits and Wisbech Castle
In 1478 Bishop Morton of Ely (later Archbishop of Canterbury and Chancellor of England) began the building of a castle in Wisbech,...
Mary Allen
Jun 4, 20185 min read

St Aloysius' Church, Oxford
145 years ago, on the 20th of May 1873, Oscar Wilde and a companion were among a large crowd that watched as Dr William Bernard...
Mary Allen
May 20, 20184 min read

The Archives and Canon Law
A centenary ago, on 19 May 1918, the Code of Canon Law took legal effect, having been promulgated by Pope Benedict XV in 1917. Prior to...
Rebecca Somerset
May 8, 20182 min read
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