Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
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- 9 December 1847
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
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Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial Michael A. O'Grady SJ, 85 Eglinton Road, Donnybrook, Dublin to Fr General J B Janssens SJ, 5 Borgo Santo Spirito, Rome outlining the reasons why he feels the novitiate for candidates of the Society of Jesus in the far East should be transferred from Formosa to Hong Kong.
O'Grady, Michael A, 1911-1969, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr W. H. Murphy, Irish College, Rome to Fr Joseph McDonnell SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr W. H. Murphy, Irish College, Rome to Fr Joseph McDonnell SJ. Gives an account of his audience with the Pope, at which he presented to the Pontiff the address of Irish Children of Mary.
Letter from Fr Torquatus Armellini SJ, writing from Rome, to the Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Refers to the proposal to establish the Irish Messenger. Also makes reference to a request for a dispensation on behalf of a priest who wished to enter the Society. Announces that Fr John Ffrench SJ is very sick, and that he is to receive the last sacraments soon. Reports on the political situation in Rome, and the threat of suppression that faces the Society.
Armellini, Torquatus, 1823-1901, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Torquatus Armellini SJ, writing from Rome, to the Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Refers to a portrait of Fr John Ffrench SJ, and undertakes to send it to Fr Walsh.
Armellini, Torquatus, 1823-1901, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Torquatus Armellini SJ, writing from Rome, to the Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Discusses faculties for Masses and confraternities.
Armellini, Torquatus, 1823-1901, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Torquatus Armellini SJ, writing from Rome, to the Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Refers to a letter from the latter, the subject of which Fr Armellini has communicated to the Fr General. Expresses the hope that Fr Walsh has by now received the painting and drawing of Fr Ffrench, by way of Miss Fleming. Adds that ‘[t]he professor shall not be sent’ until word comes from Fr. Walsh. Encloses small photographs of the portrait (not included). Contains note written by Fr Walsh regarding the content of the letter.
Armellini, Torquatus, 1823-1901, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Torquatus Armellini SJ, writing from Rome, to the Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Refers to the latter’s request for a German or Italian professor. Explains that, with the scholastics out of the Roman College, ‘double professors are required’, and that many have been sent elsewhere. Undertakes to send to Fr Walsh the portrait of Fr. Ffrench ‘in oil colours and with pensil [sic]’. Reports that the previous day they had a procession in the Church of St. Ignatius ‘to place the body of the Bd John Berchmans in the new shrine’. Encloses a photograph of a painting by Gagliardi Junior ‘and offered by F. Rossi to the Augustinian Father who delivered the panegyric of the Bd Peter at the Gesù’.
Armellini, Torquatus, 1823-1901, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Torquatus Armellini SJ, writing from Rome, to the Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. In reply to the latter's query in relation to the training of a novice master for Ireland. Fr Armellini recommends Fr Van der Hoeven SJ, Rector and Master of novices at Arlon in Belgium. Refers to Fr Walsh’s statement in relation to a villa house in Ireland. Asks Fr Walsh to reply soon to the Fr General in relation to ‘the Diocesan Seminary’; suggests that the Bishop might have changed his mind in relation to handing it over to the Society. Reports on the health of the Pope. Refers to the portraits and drawings of Fr Ffrench, which had not yet arrived in Dublin.
Armellini, Torquatus, 1823-1901, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Torquatus Armellini SJ, writing from the American College in Rome, to the Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Thanks the latter for the money order which he enclosed in his last letter. Discusses the matter of the payment of stipendia for masses. Refers to the suspension of the sale of a farm belonging to the Irish College in Rome. Reports that the Pope had made a decree in relation to the Venerable Fr. Antony Baldinucci SJ, saying that he ‘possessed the theological and cardinal virtues in grada heroico’. Asks Fr Walsh to communicate to him details in relation to the proposed painting of Blessed Peter Faber, and asks where it is to be sent. Reports that the Fr General is in Fiesole at present.
Armellini, Torquatus, 1823-1901, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Torquatus Armellini SJ, writing from the American College in Rome, to the Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Acknowledges the receipt of the latter's letter, with enclosures, of 24 November. States that he has not yet heard of the arrival of Dr Conroy. Refers to events in Rome, and to a decree which deprived the Society of its houses and churches there. Also laments the effects of the situation on the Catholic schools.
Armellini, Torquatus, 1823-1901, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Torquatus Armellini SJ to the Irish Fr Provincial and refers to events in Rome
Letter from Fr Torquatus Armellini SJ, writing from the American College in Rome, to the Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Declines, with thanks, the latter's ‘offering’. Refers to events in Rome, and reports that the Fr General and others will not leave the country ‘till they see what can be done and where they may settle themselves.’ Announces that he is to stay in Rome for some time ‘for the communications with the Propaganda &c.’. Asks Fr. Walsh to send faculties to him to distribute.
Armellini, Torquatus, 1823-1901, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Peter Joseph Chandlery SJ, writing from Rome, to Fr Alfred Murphy SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Peter Joseph Chandlery SJ, writing from Rome, to Fr Alfred Murphy SJ. Refers to the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was erected and aggregated by the Father General on 1 March 1895. Also refers to Fr Kenny's visit to Rome.
Chandlery, Peter Joseph, 1846-1925, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Holograph letter from Fr Patrick Duffy SJ, Rome to John Patrick Duffy, 6 Mount Pleasant Avenue, Dublin concerning the plight of the Irish, ‘the death of the old Volunteer of 82’, the weather in Rome ‘we have been frying in here for the last two months. The heat has been fierce’ and Daniel O'Connell.
Letter from Fr Nicholas Walsh SJ, Clongowes Wood College, asking to make his tertianship in Rome
Part of Irish Jesuits
[Copy of] letter from Fr Nicholas Walsh SJ, Clongowes Wood College, to [Fr Assistant], asking to make his tertianship in Rome to do his third year of studies. (In Italian). Includes confirmation in Latin on reverse of letter of decision to allow him to go to Rome.
Letter from Fr John Hannon SJ, Rome written in Italian containing the signatures of all the Fathers in the Curia Generalizia. A note attached (written by Fr John R. MacMahon SJ) remarks that the letter is probably unique.
Hannon, John J, 1884-1947, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Fr John Hannon SJ (English Assistant) to Fr General seeking permission for Fr Patrick Joy SJ (Superior of the mission) to sell property in Hong Kong. The permission was granted.
Hannon, John J, 1884-1947, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Fr John Hannon SJ (English Assistant), Rome to Fr Patrick Joy SJ (Superior of the mission) concerning the Hong Kong mission. Encloses a copy of a letter from Fr General to Fr Hannon raising a number of points about the work of the Hong Kong mission.
Hannon, John J, 1884-1947, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr John Grene SJ, Clongowes, to l’Abbé McDonald, Louvain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr John Grene SJ, Clongowes, to l’Abbé McDonald, [Fr John MacDonald SJ], Louvain. Gives news from Clongowes in relation to both the Community and school, including the progress of the Sodality, plays staged by the students, a meet of the provincial consultors etc. Also reports on Gardiner Street; the progress of building work in St Francis Xavier Church, and the Community there.
Also reports on political and social issues, including Daniel O’Connell’s activities in relation to Repeal, the campaign against landlords, the Lord Lieutenant’s policies, Peel’s new taxes. Refers to Belvedere, which he visited on a recent trip to Dublin, as ‘a splendid Mansion’. Also refers to a letter received from ‘Mr. Cooper of Calcutta’, which gives news of that part of the world.
Letter from Fr John Grene SJ, Clongowes, to l’Abbé McDonald, Louvain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr John Grene SJ, Clongowes, to l’Abbé McDonald, [Fr John MacDonald SJ], Louvain. Reports on the opening of Belvedere House, and on Fr Kenney’s progress on his way to Rome. Praises the students at Clongowes, and refers to new arrangements made for the Prefectship. Reports on other events involving the Community and the school, including the opening of the Debating Society, and a visit by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Daniel O’Connell.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr John Ffrench SJ, writing the Gesù, Rome, to Fr Kelly SJ. Refers to a visit made by Cardinal Cullen to Rome, and apologises for not having brought up a matter which Fr Kelly wished him to raise with the Cardinal.
Letter from Fr John Conmee SJ, writing from Rome, giving account of papal audience
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr John Conmee SJ, writing from Rome, Italy to Fr Potter in St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. Gives an account of his private audience with the Pope that morning, at which they discussed Gardiner Street, Jesuit missions in Ireland, and the sodalities.
Letter from Fr George Lambert SJ, writing from the Gesù in Rome, to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Reports that the Gesù was taken over by officials of the Giunta. Encloses a protest that was read and handed in by Fr Armellini (included; in Italian), and states that the residents are to vacate the building on 3 November.
Lambert, George, 1821-1882, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr George Lambert SJ to the Irish Fr Provincial on importance on avoiding controversy
Letter from Fr George Lambert SJ, writing from the Gesù in Rome, to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Writes to the latter at the request of the Fr General to draw the attention of Fr Walsh ‘to the great importance of avoiding anything which might give the Engl. Government a pretext to quarrel with us’. Adds that the prospects of the Society retaining their houses and churches decrease every day.
Lambert, George, 1821-1882, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr General Wlodimir Ledochowski SJ, Rome to Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ concerning Studies and other matters relating to formation.
Ledóchowski, Wlodimir, 1866-1942, Jesuit priest and Father General
[Copy of extract] of letter from Fr General Roothaan to the Irish Vice-Provincial Fr Robert St Leger SJ, regarding the selection of good candidates for the Society.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr General Peter Beckx SJ to Irish Vice-Provincial in relation to faculties
Handwritten letter from Fr General Peter Beckx SJ to Irish Vice-Provincial in relation to faculties.
Beckx, Peter, 1795-1887, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr General Beckx to Fr Provincial where he describes his visit to Leo XIII
Printed letter from Fr General Beckx to Fr Provincial Aloysius Sturzo SJ where he describes his visit to Leo XIII.
Beckx, Peter, 1795-1887, Jesuit priest and Father General
Printed letter from Fr General Beckx to all Jesuit priests and brothers. Announces his handing over of authority to Fr Anton Marie Anderledy SJ, his permanent Vicar General. (Printed; in Latin).
Beckx, Peter, 1795-1887, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr Daniel O'Connell SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his trip to Ireland
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Daniel O'Connell SJ, Rome, Italy to Irish Fr Provincial Paddy Doyle SJ concerning his trip to Ireland.
Letter from Fr Charles Aylmer SJ, Rome to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, Clongowes Wood, Naas
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Charles Aylmer SJ, Rome, Italy to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, Clongowes Wood, Naas, Kildare concerning domestic issues in Rome. Refers to a group of Polish fathers who are destined for Clongowes but remarks that he does not know when they will commence their journey. Refers to the General Congregation and the naming of the new Fr. General. Remarks 'You have no idea of all the imbroglios which I have witnessed here; men are men everywhere. I have so little that could edify you on the subject that I judge it more prudent not to enter upon it.' Asks to be remembered to members of the community in Clongowes Wood.
Aylmer, Charles, 1786-1849, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ, Al Gesù, Rome to Mr & Miss Dennis, 5 Hardwicke Place, Dublin concerning the death of [ ].
Letter from Fr Alfred Weld SJ, Rome, to Irish Fr Provincial on the takeover of the Gesù
Letter from Fr Alfred Weld SJ, writing from the Gesù in Rome, to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Reports on the takeover of the Gesù by the Giunta, and states that the house is to be used as offices for the Artillery, Infantry and Cavalry. Refers to effect these events are having on the Fr General, and reports on the exodus of the residents from the house. Announces that he and Fr. Lambert are going to the English College. Refers also to the Roman College and the South American College. Refers to confusion in relation to the Pope’s rights over the Observatory. Reports that the Fr General gave him a letter from Fr Walsh, in which he refers to ‘the house in Stephen's Green’, and declares himself to be glad that Fr Walsh has accepted it, and hopes that ‘an energetic man devoted to study’ will be appointed as head.
Weld, Alfred, 1823-1890, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Alfred Weld SJ, writing from Collegio Romano, Rome, to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Reports that he met Cardinal Cullen while in Rome, and adds that he has heard that the latter had written a letter to Rome critical of the Jesuits in ‘the Manchester affair’, which was settled in favour of the Bishop of Salford. Refers to Dr Ricards’ mission in South Africa. Sends his correspondent two prospectuses of Fr Garrucci’s work on ancient Christian Art. Admits that he had no opportunity of speaking to Fr Angelini in relation to Blessed Berchman's letter. Undertakes to put his correspondent’s letter before the Fr General, and gives his opinion on the opening of letters in the colleges of the Society, and the allowing of scholastics to go out alone. Suggests that his correspondent should send his boys and scholastics to take degrees at the London University.
Weld, Alfred, 1823-1890, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Alfred Weld SJ, writing from Collegio Romano, Rome, to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Reports that the Fr General has decided to help Dr Ricard with his college; asks Fr Walsh to find someone to take charge of it, and who would be competent to teach philosophy and theology in ‘a new colonial establishment’. Expresses his admiration for Bishop Ricard and his satisfaction at the thought of a new foreign mission. Refers to the problems with the Bishop of Salford and the opening of a school in Manchester.
Weld, Alfred, 1823-1890, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Alfred Weld SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ giving news
Letter from Fr Alfred Weld SJ, writing from Fiesole, to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Confirms that the letters which the latter referred to had arrived, and refers to the travel plans of Fr Kelly and Fr. Mathew. Also refers to Dr Ricard's mission in England. Reports on a dispute with the Bishop of Salford (Herbert Vaughan) in relation to the opening of a school of the Society in Manchester. Gives an account of his own visit to Rome, including his attendance at a dinner in the Irish College on St. Patrick’s Day. Remarks that they have heard nothing from Milltown since coming to Fiesole. Refers to the success of the new Master of Novices.
Weld, Alfred, 1823-1890, Jesuit priest
Letter from Father General Pedro Arrupe congratulating Fr John McAvoy SJ on his Golden Jubilee
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Father General Pedro Arrupe congratulating Fr John McAvoy SJ on his Golden Jubilee.
Arrupe, Pedro, 1907-1991, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Dr Charles Russell, Irish College, Rome to Rev. Doctor Denvir, Donegal Street, Belfast
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Dr Charles Russell, Irish College, Rome to Rev. Doctor Denvir, Donegal Street, Belfast concerning a meeting with the Pope to put forward his 'case'. Describes how anxious he felt about the matter. Remarks 'Yesterday I received the official announcement of my liberation and they will proceed in the next congregation...to make a new appointment.'
Letter from D. J. O'Connell to Fr William Ronan SJ
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from D. J. O'Connell, American College, Rome to Fr William Ronan SJ, Mungret College, Limerick concerning expenses paid by Bishop Moore on behalf of a student in Mungret.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Br Philip G Sullivan SJ, Borgo S. Spirito, Rome to Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ concerning Mgr. Gee Piu's visit to Rome and Ireland.
Sullivan, Philip G, 1893-1955, Jesuit brother
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Letter from Archbishop Troy to Fr Marmaduke Stone SJ. Communicates to Stone the queries sent to the Holy See by the prelates of ‘this Kingdom’ in relation to the suppressed Society and to the administration of the property of the deceased members of the Society, specifically that of the late Fr Callaghan SJ. Includes transcription of replies received.
Troy, John Thomas, 1739-1823, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Archbishop D. Murray, Dublin to Dr Charles Russell concerning Dr Russell's continuing stay in Rome. Remarks 'The circumstances which you mention are quite sufficient to justify your absence from Maynooth during the remainder of the present Academical year...'.
Murray, Daniel, 1768-1852, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin
Letter from Aloysius Fortis to Peter Kenney
Letter from Aloysius Fortis to Peter Kenney.
Fortis, Luigi, 1748-1829, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Aloysius Fortis to Peter Kenney
Letter from Aloysius Fortis to Peter Kenney.
Fortis, Luigi, 1748-1829, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Aloysius Fortis to Peter Kenney
Letter from Aloysius Fortis to Peter Kenney.
Fortis, Luigi, 1748-1829, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter by Fr General Beckx to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ
Handwriten letter by Fr General Beckx to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ.
Beckx, Peter, 1795-1887, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter by Fr General Beckx to Irish Fr Provincial in which announces the renewal of faculties
Handwriten letter by Fr General Beckx to Irish Fr Provincial Edmund O'Reilly SJ. Announces the renewal of faculties by Pius X.
Beckx, Peter, 1795-1887, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter by Fr General Beckx to Irish Fr Provincial in relation to faculties
Handwriten letter by Fr General Beckx to Irish Fr Provincial Edmund O'Reilly SJ in relation to [faculties and the responses of consultors].
Beckx, Peter, 1795-1887, Jesuit priest and Father General
Correspondence mostly between two sisters and the Irish Fr Provincial concerning the sisters’ efforts to contest the will of their late cousin, Josephine Keshan, decd., 1910, who left the administration of her entire estate to the Society of Jesus. The matter was settled amicably.
Kevin Quinn's admission papers to the Society and correspondence
Part of Irish Jesuits
File containing Kevin Quinn's admission papers and brief correspondence from his time in Lusaka, Zambia and at the College of Industrial Relations.
John Baptist Byrne entry into the Society of Jesus
Part of Irish Jesuits
Br John Baptist Byrne SJ entry into the Society of Jesus and difficulties he encountered as a novice, ultimately leading to his decision to become a brother in the English Province. Includes detailed correspondence concerning his difficulties and the various attempts to find a suitable position for him in the Society.
James FitzMaurice, St Malo to Fr General Everard Mercurian SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Manuscript B
Holograph letter from James FitzMaurice, St Malo, France to Fr General Everard Mercurian SJ.
Handwritten history of the residence at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Handwritten history of the residence at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. Includes holograph letters from Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ, Rome to Frs Aylmer and Meagher, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street relating to the proposed altar, with illustrations of altar; history of St Francis Xavier's by Fr Kenney SJ; annual letters by Fr Curtis SJ (1841 - 47); Historia Domus of St Francis Xavier College (Belvedere) and residence by Fr Kavanagh SJ, notice of valuation of house at Upper Gardiner Street (1 March 1832); history of Upper Gardiner Street residence (1865 - 68); an oration made in aid of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street (1833); annual letters by Fr O'Farrell SJ (1840);
Handwritten copy of printed letter from Fr General Beckx to Fr Provincial Aloysius Sturzo SJ where he describes his visit to Leo XIII.
Beckx, Peter, 1795-1887, Jesuit priest and Father General
Francis O'Farrell's admission papers and correspondence with his Irish Fr Provincials
Part of Irish Jesuits
Francis O'Farrell's admission papers and correspondence with his Irish Fr Provincials from the Pontifica Università Gregoriana, Rome.
Fragment of letter from Fr General Beckx refers to ‘Dionysius Murphy’ and ‘William Seaver’
Fragment of letter from Fr General Beckx. Refers to ‘Dionysius Murphy’ and ‘William Seaver’.
Beckx, Peter, 1795-1887, Jesuit priest and Father General
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to Fr William Hogan SJ, including admission details, catalogue entry, and correspondence with Irish Fr Provincial.
Hogan, William, 1912-1978, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
File relating to Fr Thomas J O'Donnell SJ including memorial card, photographs, catalogue entries, application to join the Society and correspondence relating to his time spent in India and at Vatican Radio.
O'Donnell, Thomas J, 1906-1983, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Correspondence between Thomas Fleming and his Irish Fr Provincials during his professional life in China and in Australia.
Fleming, Thomas, 1897-1988, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Thomas Meagher, writing from Rome, to Fr Patrick Meagher SJ. Refers to what he believes to be the decision on the Education Question, which he has transcribed on two sheets of the letter (in Latin). Gives news of Christianna, and her activities in Rome, as well as of others, such as the Misses Edmondstones and Fr Esmonde. States that Fr Kenny has not arrived. Refers to the ‘distinguished folk’ in Rome – Queen Christina of Spain and the Duchess of Cambridge. Adds that Dr Cullen has not returned yet, and hopes that Fr Meagher has met him. Refers to the changes at Clongowes and at Gardiner Street.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to Fr Patrick Kenny SJ which includes correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record and medal from the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Clongowes Wood College SJ.
Kenny, Patrick, 1889-1973, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file relating to Fr Patrick Coffey SJ. Includes biographical information, correspondence, concerning his health during his early years in the Society and correspondence during his time in England working in parishes in Birmingham and London.
Coffey, Patrick, 1909-1983, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
File containing MacSeumais’ admission papers and correspondence with his Irish Fr Provincials from post-war Germany, Pakistan, England and the United States. Photograph included.
MacSeumais, J Anthony, 1910-1989, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
File containing material relating to Fr Frank Schrenk's transcription from the Austrian to the Irish Province and his time as a teacher at Belvedere College, Dublin.
Schrenk, Franz, 1909-1992, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of material relating to Fr Francis Joy SJ including catalogue record, mortuary card, and correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials.
Joy, Francis, 1903-1977, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of material relating to the admission of Desmond Collins to the Society of Jesus and subsequent professional life including correspondence relating to the Jesuit Seminary Association.
Collins, Desmond, 1920-1996, Jesuit priest
Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ missionary work in Malta
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file relating to Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ missionary work in Malta. Includes documents relating to religious instruction of Catholics, descriptions of clerical controversy, disputes with Protestants, conversions of Protestants to Catholicism, preaching, Catholic education, addresses presented to the Governor of Malta, Fr Esmonde's Journal describing his time in Malta, correspondence. Letters are addressed to Fr Esmonde at San Calcedonia, outside Valletta. This house belonged to the Sicilian Province and Malta had a close connection with the Sicilian Province. Note: at least 50% of the documents are written in Italian.
File of material relating to Fr Thomas Byrne SJ, taken from the Mission Office
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of material relating to Fr Thomas Byrne SJ, taken from the Mission Office, 28 Upper Sherrard St (12 July 2011). Includes passport size photograph; passport; and correspondence between Fr Byrne to Fr Thomas J Martin, SJ, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Excerpt from letters from Fr General Jan Roothaan SJ
Printed excerpt of letters from Fr General Roothaan SJ.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
English translation of letter from Fr Marmaduke Stone SJ to Cardinal di Pietro
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
English translation of letter from Fr Marmaduke Stone SJ to Cardinal di Pietro; reply to that of 7 October 1809.
Stone, Marmaduke, 1748-1834, Jesuit priest
English translation of letter from Cardinal di Pietro to Fr Marmaduke Stone SJ
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
English translation of letter from Cardinal di Pietro to Fr Marmaduke Stone SJ.
Di Pietro, Michele, 1747-1821, Roman Catholic Cardinal
Drafts of letters to Rome in relation to Irish Jesuit funds
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Drafts of letters to Rome in relation to Irish Jesuit funds. (In Latin).
Documents relating to the 1938 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1938 Provincial Congregation.
Documents relating to the 1933 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1933 Provincial Congregation.
Documents relating to the 1930 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1930 Provincial Congregation.
Documents relating to the 1927 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1927 Provincial Congregation. Includes photograph (Fr Peter Finlay SJ) at Procurators Congregation, Rome, 1927 - with names.
Documents relating to the 1923 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1923 Provincial Congregation.
Documents relating to the 1920 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1920 Provincial Congregation.
Documents relating to the 1915 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1915 Provincial Congregation.
Documents relating to the 1913 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1913 Provincial Congregation. Includes notes by Fr Peter Finlay SJ as Province Procurator to consult with the Fr General [1905-1917].
Documents relating to the 1910 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1910 Provincial Congregation.
Documents relating to the 1906 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1906 Provincial Congregation.
Documents relating to the 1902 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1902 Provincial Congregation.
Correspondence relating to Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ
Correspondence relating to Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ, who was Irish Vice Provincial, 11 February 1858-7 December 1860 and the first Provincial of the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus, 8 December 1860 - [ ] 1863. No index.
Lentaigne, Joseph, 1805-1884, Jesuit priest
Correspondence of bequests made to Father Provincial regarding the Hong Kong and China missions
A file relating to correspondence of bequests made to Irish Fr Provincial regarding the Hong Kong and China missions.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Correspondence concerning Madame Regina Łukasiewicz’s accusations of the theft of her late husband’s papers by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ and Prof. E. O'Doherty of U.C.D. (her late husband was Jan Łukasiewicz, Professor of Mathematical Logic at the Royal Irish Academy (a special professorship) ). Madame Łukasiewicz was suffering from ‘paranoid psychosis with delusions of persecution’ and was admitted to St Vincent’s Private Mental Home for a number of weeks until Fr Gwynn helped to arrange her removal to the house of her nephew in England. The papers had in actual fact, been deposited by herself in the R.I.A. Library in 1956. Documents include:
Correspondence between the Irish Fr Provincial and Jesuits on various matters such as
Correspondence between Fr Edward O’Connor SJ and his Irish Provincials
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of correspondence between Fr Edward O’Connor SJ and his Irish Provincials. Material relates to his time in Rome during WWII and his time in Zambia
Correspondence between Dr John Charles McQuaid, Archbishop of Dublin, and Irish Provincials Thomas Byrne and Michael O'Grady. Includes letters relating to the nominations of various Jesuits to be Spiritual Directors in Dublin technical schools; a series of lectures on the subject of marriage delivered by Provincial O'Grady (13 November 1954); Missions given to emigrants in England (31 January 1955); help in the Archbishop's ‘work against Communism’ (9 February 1955); Readers and History Books used in Jesuit schools (1 February 1955).
McQuaid, John Charles, 1895-1973, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin