Lucy VintenNov 18, 20196 min readA History of the Jesuit NoviceshipThe feast day of St Stanislaus Kostka SJ, patron saint of Jesuit novices, is 13 November. St Stanislaus was born in 1550, and faced great...
Alex Van GoethemDec 17, 20183 min readA History of Christmas Cards through the Jesuit ArchivesWith only a few days to go until Christmas the festive season is officially in full swing. Gifts have been bought and wrapped (we all...
Mary AllenMay 20, 20184 min readSt Aloysius' Church, Oxford145 years ago, on the 20th of May 1873, Oscar Wilde and a companion were among a large crowd that watched as Dr William Bernard...
Sally KentNov 22, 20173 min readArchI've Discovered Open DayAs part of the annual Explore Your Archive campaign, the Jesuits in Britain Archives held an open day on Tuesday 21st November 2017....
Sally KentOct 8, 20174 min readJesuits and the Lost Art of Letter WritingThe Jesuits in Britain Archives is full of letters – personal correspondence, circulars, letters to and from Fr Provincial and Fr...
Mary AllenJun 18, 20173 min readThe D'Arcy PapersOne of the Archives’ most frequently asked about collections unsurprisingly belongs to one of the most high-profile English Jesuits of...