British Jesuit Archives
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The Archives collect, preserve and make available records concerning the Jesuits in Britain. For enquiries contact us: [email protected]
114 Mount Street, London
Joined October 2020
The records for Campion Hall held by the British Jesuit Archives are now catalogued and available via @CathHeritage . @CampionOxf #RecentlyCatalogued
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Fr Marmaduke Stone SJ d #OTD 1827. President of the Jesuit Liege Academy for 27 years, he oversaw its move to #Stonyhurst in 1794 and the reinstatement of the #Jesuits in England in 1803. Read more about his long life in turbulent times in our blog post:.
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An overview of Jesuit Father Marmaduke Stone's life and reference to the suppression and restoration of the Society of Jesus.
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In our new blog post Dr Francesca Knox writes of her discovery of the identity of the first translator of St Ignatius' Testament into English. Spoiler alert - it's not a man!.
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Francesca shares her research into the identity of the English translator of St Ignatius' testament published in 1900.
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Our newly-acquired rare books need a little #tlc. Here they are getting a gentle but thorough clean. #CollectionCare #JesuitBooks #RareBooks
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A new accession of old books! 😍 We are delighted to be able to house these rare books transferred from a Jesuit parish, including a copy of Tanner's Notitia Monastica with lovely Jesuit provenance marks. 🤩. #JesuitBooks #NewAccession #RareBooks
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RT @RCMaterialUK: We are pleased to announce the publication of Grace, Piety & Memory: The Material Culture of British Catholics 1534-1850.….
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St Stanislaus Kostka, patron saint of Jesuit novices, died #OTD in Rome, 1568. Read our blog post about the English Jesuit Novitiate:.
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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 opposition from his family to his wish to become a Jesuit...
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Recently catalogued-two portable #altar stones. When being a Catholic #priest in England was punishable by death, these small slate altars helped travelling priests to avoid detection but allowed them to have a consecrated place to say Mass. #Clandestine #Priest #AltarStone #Mass
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RT @Stonyhurst: Only 2 weeks left to visit the oldest museum in the English-speaking world – right here at Stonyhurst College, Lancashire.….
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From our digitised negative collection comes this charming glimpse into the past — #Jesuits enjoying a friendly game of bowling at Heythrop in the 1950s. 🎳. A perfect throwback for #NationalBowlingDay!
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To mark🐈⬛#InternationalCatDay here is a photograph of #Jesuit Patrick Cullinan SJ (1888-1969) holding a cat.
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Cheers! .Today is #InternationalBeerDay so raise a pint along with these young Jesuits back in 1938.
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New blog post alert:. Two of our wonderful volunteers share what they have been discovering during their time with us. #JesuitBooks #BehindTheScenes.
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Volunteers Lisi and Iris reflect on the interesting things they have found in the eighteenth century books they have been listing over the last six months.
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Gerard Manley #Hopkins SJ #Jesuit #Poet was born #OTD 1844. Pictured here are his Final Vows as a Jesuit, which he made in 1882. #GMHopkins
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The North Korean Football team played in the quarter final of the World Cup #OTD 1966. The team was staying at the #Jesuit #LoylaHall. Read more about how the Communist team were staying with the Jesuits in our blogpost.
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Even the most apathetic will be aware that the World Football Cup has recently been taking place. The 21st tournament, which has been held in Russia, had its final match on Sunday 15 July. In light...
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Robert Persons SJ and Edmund Campion SJ started their first #missionary tour of England #OTD 1580. #Persons went to Northampton, Derby, Worcester and Gloucester, #Campion headed to Berkshire and Oxfordshire. #Jesuits
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St Thomas More, scholar, statesman, victim of Henry VIII and patron saint of politicians and failed marriages, was executed #OTD 1535.#JesuitBooks #ThomasMore #HenryVIII
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