Lucy Vinten
The evolution of exhibitions at the Jesuit Archive
The British Jesuit Archive has been putting on physical exhibitions for over ten years, and the way we do it has changed significantly in...
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Blog Posts
Read about our latest news, collection highlights, and reflections.
Mary Allen
- Apr 12, 2021
- 2 min
When an object becomes sacred
In 2018, shortly before the final closure of Heythrop College, some very special items arrived at the British Jesuit Archives.
Work Experience Placement
- Apr 8, 2019
- 6 min
Cataloguing Relics
In this blog post Jonathan Roche, a PhD student who undertook work experience in the Archives, gives an account of his work cataloguing...
Rebecca Somerset
- Jul 16, 2018
- 3 min
1966 World Football Cup
Even the most apathetic will be aware that the World Football Cup has recently been taking place. The 21st tournament, which has been...
Rebecca Somerset
- Nov 8, 2016
- 1 min
St Claude La Colombière
As this week sees the relics of St Claude La Colombière SJ and St Margaret Mary Alacoque visiting Farm Street Church it seemed...
Mary Allen
- Apr 11, 2016
- 2 min
Relics
The Archives hold perhaps hundreds of relics, authenticated and non-authenticated, wrapped up in tiny parcels or housed in reliquaries of...
Rebecca Somerset
- Oct 26, 2015
- 3 min
First World War Artefact
We have discovered the following artefact in the archives. It is a crucifix with an enclosed note inside a wooden frame with a plaque....
Rebecca Somerset
- Feb 6, 2015
- 2 min
St Henry Morse SJ portrait
Short description of acquisition and conservation treatment of a portrait of the Jesuit St Henry Morse.
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