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160th Anniversary: The Jesuits Take Possession of Manresa House, Roehampton
On 25 September 1861 Fr Alfred Weld (Rector of Beaumont Lodge and Director of Novices) met Fr Henry McCann, Procurator of the Province,...

Mary Allen
Sep 16, 20212 min read


Letters and Notices
In today’s ‘From the Archives’ blog post we revisit this post from January 2018 on the 155th anniversary of the Jesuit publication...

Mary Allen
Feb 1, 20215 min read


Cataloguing 'The Month'
The cataloguing of The Month – a monthly publication owned and operated by the British Province of the Society of Jesus from 1865 until...
Alex Van Goethem
Aug 12, 20195 min read

British Jesuits and Astronomy
The Jesuits and wider Catholic Church have a long history with astronomy. In October 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduced the new Gregorian...

Mary Allen
Jun 20, 20185 min read

155 years of Letters and Notices
One of the Archives' most frequently consulted sources is a publication called Letters and Notices. It is an internal publication,...

Mary Allen
Jan 29, 20184 min read
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