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Blog Posts
Read about our latest news, collection highlights, and reflections.
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...
Rebecca Somerset
Oct 13, 20193 min read
Cardinal Newman and the Jesuits
Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801-1890) is a significant figure in the religious history of England. His canonisation on 13 October has...
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...
Mary Allen
May 20, 20184 min read
St Aloysius' Church, Oxford
145 years ago, on the 20th of May 1873, Oscar Wilde and a companion were among a large crowd that watched as Dr William Bernard...
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