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Blog Posts
Read about our latest news, collection highlights, and reflections.


Fr Forrester, a suppressed Jesuit
This blog post investigates the ownership mark C Forrester SFJ discovered in three of the antiquarian books.
Lucy Vinten
Nov 29, 20224 min read


Helena Wintour and the Jesuits
A blog post exploring the Jesuits connected with Helena Wintour and her embroidered vestments featured in new exhibition Hot, Holy Ladies.
Rebecca Somerset
Apr 4, 20229 min read


1715 Jacobite Rising & Jesuit Resources
[This blog post was originally published September 2015.] The 1715 Jacobite rising saw an attempt to regain the English throne for the...
Rebecca Somerset
Sep 28, 20205 min read


425 Years of Stonyhurst College
The closing of the 2018/9 academic year marks exactly 425 years since the creation of Stonyhurst College and its predecessors, and the...
Alex Van Goethem
Aug 26, 20197 min read


Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ visits Britain
This year, 5 February marked the 28th anniversary of the death of the Society’s 28th Superior General, Fr Pedro Arrupe. The anniversary...
Mary Allen
Feb 11, 20193 min read


Armistice and the Legacy of the First World War
Over the last four years, the Jesuits in Britain Archives have published several blog posts to commemorate events of the First World War,...
Mary Allen
Nov 5, 20184 min read


On the Anniversary of Fr Marmaduke Stone SJ
An overview of Jesuit Father Marmaduke Stone's life and reference to the suppression and restoration of the Society of Jesus.
Mary Allen
Aug 13, 20184 min read

British Jesuits and Astronomy
The Jesuits and wider Catholic Church have a long history with astronomy. In October 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduced the new Gregorian...
Mary Allen
Jun 20, 20185 min read
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