Rebecca Somerset
Work in Progress 1
A new series in which the archives team shares what they have been doing over the last few months.
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Blog Posts
Read about our latest news, collection highlights, and reflections.
Alexander Taylor
Aug 7, 20234 min read
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.
Mary Allen
Oct 4, 20213 min read
150th Anniversary of the Holy Name Church, Manchester
This year, 15 October marks the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, or more commonly, the Holy Name
Mary Allen
Jan 4, 20214 min read
A year in blog posts
2020 was, to say the least, a strange year for everybody, thanks to the global pandemic. For the British Jesuit Archives it meant closing...
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
Jun 16, 20193 min read
The Apostleship of Prayer and the Messenger of the Sacred Heart
At the end of this month there will be four days of celebration in Rome for the 175th Anniversary of the foundation of the Apostleship of...
Alex Van Goethem
May 5, 20194 min read
Retelling the Tales of Second World War
Later this week, 8-9 of May to be exact, marks the annual international day of remembrance and reconciliation for those who lost their...
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