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


Centenary Anniversary of Loyola Hall
It is the centenary anniversary of the opening of Loyola Hall, a Jesuit retreat centre that operated between 1923 and 2014.
Alexander Taylor
Aug 7, 20234 min read


A Catholic translation of Bede’s History
This blogpost discusses Thomas Stapleton’s 1656 translation of Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People. It looks at...
Lucy Vinten
May 31, 20237 min read


Jesuit Sailors: Fr Law & Fr Kerr
Brief overview of two Jesuits who led remarkable lives in the Royal Navy before entering the Society of Jesus.
Alexander Taylor
Apr 20, 20234 min read


The Popish Plot and the Jesuit Archive
An overview of the Popish Plot of the 1670s, it's devastating effect on Jesuits, and how Jesuits have collected printed material about it.
Lucy Vinten
Feb 14, 20234 min read


Fourth Centenary Exhibition Review
Archivist Rebecca reviews the recent exhibition that the Archives put on to mark the 400th anniversary of the establishment of the Province.
Rebecca Somerset
Jan 31, 20233 min read


Fr Forrester, a suppressed Jesuit
This blog post investigates the ownership mark C Forrester SFJ discovered in three of the antiquarian books.
Lucy Vinten
Nov 29, 20224 min read
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