British Jesuits and Astronomy
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Read about our latest news, collection highlights, and reflections.
The Jesuits and wider Catholic Church have a long history with astronomy. In October 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduced the new Gregorian...
Mary Allen
- Apr 23, 2018
- 5 min
Celebrating Jesuit Writers
On 23 April 1995, UNESCO proclaimed the first World Book and Copyright Day. For world literature, this is a symbolic date: it is the day...
Sally Kent
- Mar 26, 2018
- 4 min
John Carroll and the Maryland Mission
The Jesuit presence in Maryland dates back to the arrival of English settlers in the area now known as St Mary’s City on the Potomac...
Sally Kent
- Mar 5, 2018
- 3 min
Fr James Etheridge Arrives in Guyana
Account of the establishment of a Jesuit mission in Guyana in 1857.
Lucy Vinten
- Jan 15, 2018
- 3 min
Making sense of a complex collection
A blog exploring the reality of cataloguing a complex collection bearing in mind the taught archive theory.
Sally Kent
- Jan 1, 2018
- 3 min
Personal papers of Thomas Corbishley SJ (1903-1976)
One of the Archives’ most recent cataloguing projects is the fascinating collection of personal papers of Fr Thomas Corbishley SJ...
Mary Allen
- Oct 30, 2017
- 3 min
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
As the UK prepares for the annual Bonfire Night celebrations, the BBC will be airing the final episode of its ‘explosive’ three-part...
Mary Allen
- Oct 25, 2017
- 4 min
The Reformation and the Jesuits in England
A brief exploration of the effect Martin Luther's reformation had on the Jesuits in England.
Mary Allen
- Jun 19, 2017
- 3 min
The D'Arcy Papers
One of the Archives’ most frequently asked about collections unsurprisingly belongs to one of the most high-profile English Jesuits of...
Lucy Vinten
- Apr 10, 2017
- 4 min
Jesuit Missionaries' Dictionaries and Vocabularies
On 15 April 1755, Dr Johnson published his Dictionary of the English Language. In the previous 150 years over 20 English dictionaries had...
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
- Oct 24, 2016
- 4 min
On the Feast of the Six Welsh Martyrs
On 25 October 1970, Pope Paul VI canonized 40 martyrs of the English Reformation. Among those were 6 welsh priests, religious and lay...
Mary Allen
- Sep 26, 2016
- 2 min
The Life and Legacy of St Thomas More
Until 31 March next year, the St John Paul II National Shrine in Washington is hosting a unique exhibition, God’s Servant First: The Life...
Rebecca Somerset
- Aug 16, 2016
- 3 min
Jesuit Brothers
From a family of 10 children, five brothers became Jesuits at the turn of the last century. In order of age they were Louis (1877-1969),...
Mary Allen
- Aug 1, 2016
- 3 min
Fr Augustus Law SJ and the Zambezi Mission
A short outline of Fr Augustus Law SJ, a founding father of St Aidan's College in South Africa in 1867.
Mary Allen
- Jun 20, 2016
- 3 min
The Jesuits who Shaped the Province Archives
In this blog post we reflect on some key figures that helped shape the Province Archives over the course of the 20th century. On reading...
Rebecca Somerset
- Jun 13, 2016
- 2 min
New Material for Fr William Amherst SJ
Last month (May 2016) the Archives received a new accession for the archives. Five items concerning William Amherst SJ (1820-1904) had...
Mary Allen
- Feb 16, 2016
- 2 min
The Pharaohs of the Oppression and the Exodus
As we turn the pages of the Old Testament the wish can hardly fail to arise in us – that more could be told us about the characters of...
Mary Allen
- Feb 1, 2016
- 3 min
Helena Wintour's Will
Helena Wintour was born in dangerous times for Catholic families in England. Her father was Robert Wintour who, along with his two...
Mary Allen
- Dec 21, 2015
- 3 min
Christmas with Fr Leslie Walker SJ
The personal papers of Fr Leslie Ignatius Walker contain some of the Archives’ most treasured items, particularly his sketch books. Among...
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