Curiosities and news

Throughout its life, the Society of Jesus has seen and experienced many historical changes, political transitions, upheavals, wars in every territory where it has been present. Generations of Jesuits in… Read more

It would be difficult to turn to our archive to explore the subject of women’s work. Among our papers there is certainly a predominance of men, the Jesuit order is… Read more

Entry into the Society of Jesus today takes place at an average age of between 27 and 30, the upper age limit being 50, but in the past it was… Read more

The Unification of Italy represents for the Nation the point of arrival of the long Risorgimento process and at the same time the beginning of its history as a united… Read more

We have often spoken of the life of Jesuits, of the fathers and brothers and their respective characteristics and duties, of the religious path of novices. Today, however, we focus… Read more

Today we are not talking about the Jesuit brother, in the sense of a consecrated layman, but about blood brothers. Many Jesuits are not only sons but have sisters and… Read more

One would think that a Jesuit’s personal file would only contain official documents related to his religious life, i.e. letters and certificates. Documentary reorganisation, however, always holds many surprises. In… Read more

It can happen that a photograph can reveal much more than just the depicted subject. Through photographs, our researchers are also able to study clothing, the shape of certain liturgical… Read more

What is the relationship between the tax on celibacy and religious? Today’s in-depth study is dedicated to this issue. During the Fascist regime, single status could be a luxury, a… Read more

May and the summer months, we know, are the months of weddings. Why are we dedicating today’s column to this topic? One would not expect to find much on this… Read more

It was an arduous task to educate but, above all, to punish the scions of the nobility who attended the colleges of the Society of Jesus. The colleges, known as… Read more

Today, in both local and political elections, Jesuits, like all Italian citizens, go to the polls to cast their votes. This participation in voting has not always been so ‘taken… Read more