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Cataloguing the Papers of the Cause of the Holy Martyrs
Since the closure of the Office of the Vice-Postulators at 114 Mount St c1984 the Archives have been the home of its records, although...

Mary Allen
Mar 14, 20163 min read


Two 1916 Chaplains
Last week marked the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Verdun, which was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916....

Rebecca Somerset
Feb 29, 20162 min read


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 16, 20162 min read


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
Feb 1, 20163 min read


The Mystery of the Missing Manuscript
The 30th January marks the anniversary of the death of Fr Thomas Falkner SJ at Norton, Shropshire, in 1784. Author of the book...
Will Mann
Jan 28, 20164 min read


Jesuits at Gallipoli
The Gallipoli Campaign, occurred in what was then the Ottoman Empire but is now Turkey, between 25 April 1915 and 9 January 1916. The...

Rebecca Somerset
Jan 8, 20166 min read
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