Stella Matutina: Marian devotion in Gorizia
In our usual August appointment, we delve into the Marian theme linked to a specific community, that of Gorizia, where the cult of Our Lady was very much felt.
Curiosities and news
A 500-year-old shopping list
Doing the shopping for oneself or for a family involves a certain degree of organisation, just think what it meant, at the end of the 16th century, to do it… Read more
The Photographic Heritage of the EUM Historical Archive
The Province has its own very significant photographic heritage, preserved in the Archive. It consists of thousands of photographs. Those depicting residences, places and colleges are very interesting, especially for… Read more
Within the walls of an ancient novitiate
A journey through the headquarters of the novitiate of the Veneto-Milan Province, between Lonigo, Soresina and Portorè, some of the cities where the probation house was moved between the end… Read more
Instruments of torture in archival collections: silent killers disguised as metal clasps
Tortured, pierced and mutilated. No, today we are not talking about the Jesuit martyrs, but about archive documents and the main damage that historical documentation can suffer.
Aristocratic whims, even nobles are expelled
We are almost at the end of the school year, time for report cards, promotions and failures. Let us see what the reasons could be for being expelled from one… Read more
Table etiquette
There are a number of television programmes that reintroduce the subject of table etiquette or the so-called art of knowing how to receive. Why stop at what we hear on… Read more
Due to force majeure: from boarding school to military hospital
On several occasions some residences of the Society of Jesus underwent transformations, often as a result of expropriation and forfeiture by the Old Italian States after 1773 or by the… Read more
Recitals and prizes in Jesuit colleges
How many of us participated in verb or multiplication table competitions at school? In the boarding schools of the Society of Jesus, there were no candies up for grabs or… Read more
Exceptions and permits during Lent
Lent, now drawing to a close, usually coincides – for the religious – with a period of abstention from sweets, meat and generally fatty foods, so at least the common… Read more
Spiritual notes, homilies, writings: witnesses to Ignatian spirituality
The Word communicated through words: speeches, homilies and notes for spiritual exercises are the legacy of the work of many Jesuit fathers, appreciated preachers.
Alcoholic recipes in the Archive
At Christmas, Carnival and Easter, there are many people who make and give homemade liqueurs, and one is always looking for inspiration for different recipes. Where better to look for… Read more