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.
We are approaching Labor Day, and today’s column dedicates an in-depth look at the history of work, through the sources available in our Historical Archives. Sources for the history of… Read more
Our column today tells the story of Fr Giacomo Gardin: a Jesuit who was prisoner in Albania between 1945 and 1955. The story of Giacomo Gardin SJ is one of… Read more
Who took care of the archival papers of the Jesuit provinces in the past? Who is responsible for the preservation of this great heritage? Today begins a series of episodes… Read more
Our Archive preserve many testimonies of residences and colleges located in the Balkans, from Croatia to Greece. How is this possible? The borders of the Provinces The boundaries of the… Read more
The church we see in the photograph and whose magnificence we can sense, does not actually exist and has never existed. Today’s column tells the story of an idea, or… Read more
What happened to the Jesuits in 1848 in Sardinia, Genoa and the cities of the Papal States? These are just some of the possible case studies that can be investigated… Read more
During the reorganisation of the photographic series of the Istituto Massimo in Rome, among the photos of class groups, outings, Communions, professors and Jesuits, we also found several photographs of… Read more
The children you see in the photo are not students at a Jesuit college, nor do they attend an oratory or a religious school run by Jesuits. Who are they?… Read more
When we search for information online about the Jesuit oath, we find descriptions of obscure and secret rituals, made up of gestures, often macabre formulas with references to violent acts… Read more
What did a Sardinian child ask for himself and his family in the mid 20th century? Today we go back in time to 1958, to Cuglieri, Sardinia, where the Society… Read more
Today, many cities in Ukraine are in the news due to the ongoing conflict and the drama of war refugees. None of the ancient Italian provinces of the Society had… Read more
What are plates and trays doing in our compacts? Our Archives do not only store documents; often the folders contain objects that have an archival link with the rest of… 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.
