Mary Allen
Fr Leo O'Hea SJ
This year marks the 45th anniversary of the death of Father Leo O'Hea SJ (1881–1976).
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Blog Posts
Read about our latest news, collection highlights, and reflections.
Mary Allen
Apr 25, 20213 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 11, 20212 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
Aug 31, 20203 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
Aug 16, 20206 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...
Rebecca Somerset
Jun 21, 20204 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...
Mary Allen
Jun 7, 20208 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
Apr 26, 20204 min read
Flying Fr Vaughan
Just over 100 years ago, in April 1915, the renowned Jesuit preacher, Fr Bernard Vaughan, spent several days at Farnborough with Lord...
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