Rebecca Somerset
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.
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Rebecca Somerset
Nov 8, 20223 min read
Celebrating Jubilees
This blog considers the importance of celebrating jubilees in light of recent and upcoming anniversaries.
Mary Allen
Dec 17, 20213 min read
Festive Highlights
Some festive favourites from the British Jesuit Archives. Br Thomas Moore's Christmas pudding recipe (ref. SJ/29/6) In the 1930s, Novices...
Mary Allen
Sep 16, 20212 min read
160th Anniversary: The Jesuits Take Possession of Manresa House, Roehampton
On 25 September 1861 Fr Alfred Weld (Rector of Beaumont Lodge and Director of Novices) met Fr Henry McCann, Procurator of the Province,...
Mary Allen
Dec 21, 20205 min read
Festive Celebrations
Christmas 2020 looks set to be a Christmas like no other. Traditionally a time spent with family and friends, thanks to the global...
Mary Allen
Jul 5, 20203 min read
80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Between 10 July and 31 October 1940,the German Air Force waged an air...
Mary Allen
Jan 6, 20205 min read
Jesuit Life During the Second World War
2020 marks the 80th anniversary of the first full year of the Second World War. One event that took place early in this year was the...
Lucy Vinten
Nov 18, 20196 min read
A History of the Jesuit Noviceship
The feast day of St Stanislaus Kostka SJ, patron saint of Jesuit novices, is 13 November. St Stanislaus was born in 1550, and faced great...
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