Historical Archives
The historical memory of the Jesuits in Italy
The Historical Archives of the Jesuit Euro-Mediterranean Province preserve the records of six former Jesuit Provinces, residences, colleges and journals in Italy from 1814 onward.
A flood is capable of sweeping away everything: entire villages, human lives, memories and houses, disrupting the territory. How can an archive recount a flood? If we think of Italian… Read more
What were the causes of Jesuit deaths in the past? How was a death reported? Where can a researcher find this information? We dedicate today’s episode, in view of its… Read more
Professors, theologians, spiritual leaders but also poets. Not everyone knows, in fact, that several Jesuits wrote poetry, in addition to devoting themselves to their apostolate. Rhymes and sonnets Most of… Read more
We are now at the fourth episode dedicated to the archivists of the five historical Italian provinces. After discovering the archivists of the Roman, Neapolitan and Veneto-Milanese Provinces, today we… Read more
In the colleges of the Society of Jesus, students were grappling with numerous subjects every day: Italian, history, geography, Latin, Greek. There was also no shortage of music and gymnastics.… Read more
The life of a missionary entailed a certain amount of risk, discomfort and inconvenience starting with the journey to the missions. Consequently, it was necessary for the religious to adapt… Read more
There are many links between the Leopardi family and the Society of Jesus, in today’s episode we will highlight some of the lesser known ones. The First Generation Not many… Read more
The episodes dedicated to the archivists who took care of the archives of the five historical provinces continue. After the Roman and Neapolitan provinces, today it is the turn of… Read more
Where were the priests and religious of the different nationes sent to Rome trained, academically and spiritually? A number of pontifical colleges were active in Rome, and in many cases… Read more
What is obedience for the religious and how has this attitude evolved in the Society of Jesus? Along with chastity and poverty, obedience is one of the pillars of religious… Read more
What did a Jesuit, who lived in the first half of the 20th century, talk about in his homilies? What topics was he most interested in? With today’s in-depth study,… Read more
Which and how many Jesuits took care of the historical archives of the Neapolitan Province? Let’s find out together in this episode. In one of the previous episodes of this… Read more
Featured documents
Relics of saints and venerables, distinguished alumni of our colleges, evidence of customs and traditions in other historical periods: here is a selection of interesting documents from our Archives.
