Mary Allen
History of the Martyrs’ Cause on the 50th anniversary of the Forty Martyrs’ Canonisation
[Credit: Vatican Photo Service] This year, Sunday 25 October marked the 50th anniversary of the canonisation of the Forty Martyrs of...
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Read about our latest news, collection highlights, and reflections.
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...
Alex Van Goethem
Aug 11, 20195 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...
Work Experience Placement
Oct 21, 20185 min read
An English Literature Student's Experience
In this week's 'From the Archives' blog, we continue our series of guest posts written by our wonderful work experience students from...
Sally Kent
Nov 22, 20173 min read
ArchI've Discovered Open Day
As part of the annual Explore Your Archive campaign, the Jesuits in Britain Archives held an open day on Tuesday 21st November 2017....
Mary Allen
Oct 30, 20173 min read
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
As the UK prepares for the annual Bonfire Night celebrations, the BBC will be airing the final episode of its ‘explosive’ three-part...
Sally Kent
Oct 8, 20174 min read
Jesuits and the Lost Art of Letter Writing
The Jesuits in Britain Archives is full of letters – personal correspondence, circulars, letters to and from Fr Provincial and Fr...
Mary Allen
Mar 14, 20163 min read
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...
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