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Blog Posts
Read about our latest news, collection highlights, and reflections.


175th Anniversary of Farm Street Church
This year marks the 175th anniversary of the Jesuit Church of the Immaculate Conception in Mayfair, otherwise known as Farm Street Church.

Mary Allen
Jul 3, 20244 min read


Gerard Manley Hopkins Exhibition
On Saturday 27 April The Hopkins Society visited the Archives for an exhibition on the Jesuit priest and poet Gerard Manley Hopkins.

Mary Allen
May 14, 20244 min read


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...

Lucy Vinten
Feb 22, 20249 min read


Fourth Centenary Exhibition Review
Archivist Rebecca reviews the recent exhibition that the Archives put on to mark the 400th anniversary of the establishment of the Province.

Rebecca Somerset
Jan 31, 20233 min read


Helena Wintour and the Jesuits
A blog post exploring the Jesuits connected with Helena Wintour and her embroidered vestments featured in new exhibition Hot, Holy Ladies.

Rebecca Somerset
Apr 4, 20229 min read


Reflections on venturing into podcasting
Archivist Rebecca reflects on creating a first podcast for the British Jesuit Archives.

Rebecca Somerset
Nov 4, 20213 min read


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.

Mary Allen
Apr 12, 20212 min read


Reflections on creating our Relic Exhibition
On 1 March 2021 the virtual relic exhibition, How bleedeth burning love, launched. This was a very exciting, and by then long...

Rebecca Somerset
Mar 29, 20216 min read
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