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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 16, 20206 min read


Barbados and the Parish of St Francis of Assisi
On 28 July 2020 the parish of St Francis of Assisi in Barbados was handed over to the local diocese after Michael Barrow SJ celebrated...

Rebecca Somerset
Aug 2, 20205 min read


160 Years of Summer Holidays
Jesuit picnic c1930 For many of us, the idea of a summer holiday will be just a memory because of the coronavirus pandemic - but since...

Lucy Vinten
Jul 19, 20204 min read


80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Between 10 July and 31 October 1940,the German Air Force waged an air...

Mary Allen
Jul 5, 20203 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 21, 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 7, 20208 min read
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