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Is it possible to hear the voices of the parents of Jesuits? What did they think of their children’s choice? What documents could allow us to find out? The papers… Read more

Father General, minister, associate, major superior. Researchers quickly learn that in order to navigate the sources, catalogues and lexicon of the Jesuits, it is essential to understand the hierarchical structure… Read more

For a couple of weeks now, at least in Italy, children and young people have been back in the classroom. School is the place we first enter at the age… Read more

At the colleges of the Society of Jesus, usually in the month of October, students, teachers, and Jesuits were deeply engaged in activities related to Missionary Day. Even the families… Read more

Today, we sit virtually beside the archivist to understand how one can identify a person in a photograph and restore a name to a face. It is not uncommon for… Read more

How much did a metre of cloth cost in the 19th century? What was the cost of shoes and socks? Today we are looking at some documents that can answer… Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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