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


Celebrating the Ignatian Year
This year, 20 May marks the 500th anniversary of the injury that Ignatius of Loyola received at Pamplona, sparking his conversion.

Mary Allen
May 24, 20214 min read


Fr Leo O'Hea SJ
This year marks the 45th anniversary of the death of Father Leo O'Hea SJ (1881–1976).

Mary Allen
May 10, 20214 min read


Gerard Strickland & Chaplains in the Crimean War
This year, 26 April marks the 165th anniversary of the death of Fr Gerard Strickland SJ, a Jesuit army chaplain, during the Crimean War....

Mary Allen
Apr 26, 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


Fr Robert Whitty SJ
This year, 1 September marks the 125th anniversary of the death of former Provincial of the English Province, Fr Robert Whitty SJ. The...

Mary Allen
Sep 1, 20203 min read


Oral Histories
The outbreak of Coronavirus saw Jesuit novices Dunstan Rodrigues and Sam Dixon abruptly leaving their experiment in Dublin – a six-week...

Mary Allen
Aug 17, 20206 min read


Jesuit Portraits from our Art Collection
Back in 2016 we reported on the redevelopment of the Archives following the introduction of rolling stacks to create more and improved...

Rebecca Somerset
Jun 22, 20204 min read


Ask an Archivist
9 June is International Archives Day. The day is intended to raise awareness among the public of the importance of records and archives,...

Mary Allen
Jun 8, 20208 min read
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