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Society of Jesus, Euro-Mediterranean Province – Historical Archives

Ph.D. Maria Macchi

Via degli Astalli 16, 00186 Rome Italy

+39 06.69700225 (Mon-Fri 10-13 14-17)
archivio.eum@gesuiti.it

The Historical Archives receives researchers by appointment, to be arranged with the archivist by phone or e-mail. Before contacting the Archives, please carefully read the information available on our website, especially regarding research on the period from 1540 to 1773.

Our Archives in numbers

6 Province Holdings

900 linear metres of documentation

10.000 personal files of Jesuits

Useful information

Our holdings

Particolare del frontespizio della risposta di papa Clemente XIII al decreto di espulsione dei gesuiti promulgato da Carlo III di Spagna - Archivio Storico - Gesuiti, Provincia Euro-Mediterranea

Curiosities

4 July 2026

Myths about the Jesuits, from the 16th century to Zerocalcare

‘False like a Jesuit’ is a phrase that the Italian cartoonist Zerocalcare has used repeatedly in his works and in every season of his successful Netflix series. However, this is… Read more

Inventory of fixed assets, Villa S.Ignazio Fiesole - Historical Archives - Jesuits, Euro-Mediterranean Provnce

Curiosities

20 June 2026

A story of sharecropping

Sharecropping was a contractual arrangement for working the land that was widely used in medieval, modern and contemporary times. Today, we take a brief look at the life of a… Read more

Supplier quote for the Galloro residence - Historical Archives - Jesuits, Euro-Mediterranean Province

Curiosities

6 June 2026

Companies and suppliers

Our archive does not merely preserve sources on the religious life of the Jesuits or their apostolate. There are many documents, arising from the day-to-day life of the residences, which… Read more

Garden of the Jesuit novitiate in Sant'Andrea al Quirinale - Historical archives - Jesuits, Euro-Mediterranean Province

Curiosities

16 May 2026

The novitiates of the Roman Province

The novitiates of the five historic Italian provinces have not remained in the same location since 1814. Due to the historical vicissitudes that have characterised the Italian territory, the novitiates… Read more

Quotation for supplies for a renovation of a Jesuit residence, 1953 - Historical Archives - Jesuits, Euro-Mediterranean Province

Curiosities

2 May 2026

Renovating a residence

Anyone who has ever renovated an apartment knows that it requires a great deal of patience: it is a source of worry and financial expense. If renovating a single dwelling… Read more

Novice request of Salvino Darmanin SJ - Historical Archives - Jesuits, Euro-Mediterranean Province

Curiosities

18 April 2026

Fr. Darmanin: prisoner in concentration camps

The story of Fr. Darmanin is one that emerged from our archives after the opening of the pontificate of Pius XII, requested by Pope Francis. It was reconstructed by one… Read more

Title page for the 1854 Catalogue of the Neapolitan Province

Curiosities

4 April 2026

The Annual Catalogue of the Province

Every year, each province of the Society of Jesus prepares its own catalogue of Province communities, works and Jesuits who live and work there. How was the catalogue prepared in… Read more

First page of the historia domus from the Roman Provine Novitiate, 1943-1945 - Historical Archives - Jesuits, Euro-Mediterranean Province

Curiosities

21 March 2026

Italian Jesuits during the Second World War

How did Italian Jesuits experience the Second World War, the long months of occupation and the bombings? What emerges from archival sources? “There is no question of ending the war”… Read more

Notes on gaps in the consults of the Neapolitan Province 1861-1868 - Historical Archives - Jesuits, Euro-Mediterranean Province

Curiosities

28 February 2026

The Jesuits between the Unification of Italy and the Lateran Pacts

What happened to the Italian Jesuits between 1861 and 1929? These decades started with the rift between State and Church, which began with the Unification of Italy and the expropriation… Read more

Image of tables set in the community refectory in L'Aquila - Historical Archive - Jesuits, Euro-Mediterranean Province

Curiosities

14 February 2026

Readings in the refectory

Until the Second Vatican Council, it was customary in Jesuit communities to eat in silence while a brother read aloud. How can we find out what readings and announcements the… Read more

Curiosities

7 February 2026

The life of Jesuits during Lent

How did community life change during Lent? There were several changes affecting both the food served at table and habits in the home. Let us read some passages from historical… Read more

Cover of the Jesuits novices' magazine 'Il Pino' - Historical Archives - Jesuits, Euro-Mediterranean Province

Curiosities

17 January 2026

The novices’ magazine

During the war, threatened by bombing, some novices and scholastics started a magazine to cheer up the community. Each issue contained articles, nursery rhymes, puns and illustrations. It was called… Read more