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Foto di gruppo di un Noviziato dei gesuiti - Archivio Storico - Gesuiti, Provincia Euro-Mediterranea

How long does it take to become a Jesuit? What are the various stages of this journey? Today, we aim to answer these questions by outlining the full formation process… Read more

Dettaglio della rinuncia dei beni firmata dal gesuita Andrea Maganzini - Archivio Storico - Gesuiti, Provincia Euro-Mediterranea

Curiosities

15 July 2025

Reconstructing the Life of a Jesuit

One of the most frequent inquiries received by our historical archive concerns the biographies of Jesuits. Often, a brief biographical note is requested for inclusion in a publication; more frequently,… Read more

Curiosities

1 July 2025

Waiters and service personnel

Can one study the work of lay people using the sources of a religious order? Moreover, what we can discover about their days, hours and pay? We have previously seen… Read more

Dettaglio della copertina de Il Ristretto dei XII apostoli - Archivio Storico - Gesuiti, Provincia Euro-Mediterranea

Curiosities

15 June 2025

The “Ristretto” of the Twelve Apostles

In the course of the many episodes of this column, we have told the story of various works that were born from the zeal of individual Jesuits and later became… Read more

Fotografia di studenti dell'Istituto Massimo in formazione ginnica

Curiosities

1 June 2025

Sports in Jesuit schools

What sports were played in Jesuit schools? And what archival sources can still tell us about athletic life in the classroom? As the school year winds down and final exams… Read more

Pagina delle consuetudini del Noviziato di Sant'Andrea al Quirinale contenente luoghi di pellegrinaggio - Archivio Storico - Gesuiti, Provincia Euro-Mediterranea

Curiosities

15 May 2025

Ignatian Pilgrimages

Where did the Jesuits of the past make their pilgrimages? What destinations did they have? In times of Jubilee, pilgrimages are more numerous, not only to the Basilicas where the… Read more

Volantino di pellegrinaggio delle Sezioni Tranvieri Italiani iscritti all'Apostolato della Preghiera - Archivio Storico - Gesuiti, Provincia Euro-Mediterranea

Curiosities

1 May 2025

Apostolate with tram drivers

On Labour Day, today’s episode is dedicated to the tram drivers. In fact, not many know that the Society of Jesus for many decades was involved in their spiritual care.… Read more

Curiosities

15 April 2025

Jubilees in Archival records

2025 is a year of Jubilee for the Church. In today’s episode, we discover how the documents in our Historical Archives can tell the story of past jubilees, both ordinary… Read more

Pagina di un inventario della biblioteca di un ricreatorio - Archivio Storico - Gesuiti, Provincia Euro-Mediterranea

Curiosities

1 April 2025

Jesuit Libraries

Often our researchers are looking for the catalogues of the libraries that were present, in ancient times, in the colleges and residences of the Society of Jesus. These instruments are… Read more

Biglietto da visita di uno studio fotografico - Archivio Storico - Gesuiti, Provincia Euro-Mediterranea

Curiosities

15 March 2025

Photographers and female photographers in archive papers

Can one contribute to the history of photography through the papers of a religious order?Those who work in photography and do not study the history of the Church may find… Read more

Particolare di un inventario precedente il 1

Curiosities

3 March 2025

The Old Society and its archives

Many researchers contact us thinking that our archives contain the funds of colleges and provinces produced between 1540 and 1773. When they discover, not without regret, that we do not… Read more

Scaffali di una libreria contenenti riviste di province e collegi della Compagnia di Gesù in Italia

Curiosities

15 February 2025

Journals of Provinces and Colleges

The Historical Archives of the EUM Province does not only keep documentation but also numerous valuable journals. Today we discover a part of this heritage, which is less well known… Read more

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