Documents relating to the 1847 Provincial Congregation
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Documents relating to the 1847 Provincial Congregation.
Documents relating to the 1847 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1847 Provincial Congregation.
List of Irish Jesuit retreat preachers and the groups to whom they gave retreats
Bound volume containing an alphabetical list of Irish Jesuit retreat preachers and the groups to whom they gave retreats.
Letter from Dr Richard A. Sheehan, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, to Irish Fr Provincial Fr Patrick Keating, Hopes that the latter can send one or more Jesuit priests to conduct the clerical retreats in his diocese. Asks specifically for Fr Cullen SJ.
Sheehan, Richard, 1845-1915, Roman Catholic Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
Letter from Bishop of Meath, Matthew Gaffney to Irish Fr Provincial James F Murphy SJ
Letter from Bishop of Meath, Matthew Gaffney to Irish Fr Provincial James F Murphy SJ. Asks him to designate a priest to give the diocesan retreat in the following July if he (the Provincial) cannot do it. Includes note written by the Provincial stating that he promised that Fr [Reidy] would give the retreat if at all possible.
Gaffney; Matthew, 1839-1909, Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath
Letter from Dr John Keys O’Doherty, Bishop of Derry, to Fr James F Murphy SJ
Letter from Dr John Keys O’Doherty, Bishop of Derry, to Fr James F Murphy SJ. Writes in relation to retreats for the clergy, which he hopes Murphy will conduct, or at least arrange, in July.
O'Doherty, John Keys,1833-1907, Roman Catholic Bishop of Derry
Letter from Fr William Gleeson SJ, writing from St Aloysius College, Garnethill, Glasgow, to an unidentified Jesuit in Ireland. Refers to the mission in which he finds himself, and to the Jesuits who work there, most of whom are English. Also describes the Irish who have come to the area. Claims that they lose self respect there, and refers to the bad quality of their houses, and to their drinking. Adds that ‘[t]he women are awful’. (Incomplete).
Gleeson, William, 1862-1951, Jesuit priest
Agenda for a committee meeting on studies at Stonyhurst College, England
Agenda for a committee meeting on studies at Stonyhurst College, England.
Minutes of the meeting of the committee appointed to enquire into the teaching of scholastic philosophy in Jesuit colleges.
Bartley, Patrick, 1879-1941, Jesuit priest
Memorandum for the Prefects of Studies of Irish Jesuit colleges
Memorandum for the Prefects of Studies.
Document written by Fr Patrick Bracken SJ regarding rules for Jesuit boarding schools
Document written by Fr Patrick Bracken SJ regarding rules for Jesuit boarding schools. Quotes Frs Roothaan and Beckx. (In Latin).
Bracken, Patrick, 1795-1867, Jesuit priest
Treatise in relation to the running of a successful college
Handwritten treatise, which attempts to ‘lay down a few principles, from which inferences may be afterwards drawn…’ in relation to the running of a successful college.
Notes on the role of the Prefect of Studies
Notes on the role of the Prefect of Studies.
Manuscript entitled 'Method. The making of a Jesuit. Ratio Studiorum 1548 - 1599.'
Manuscript entitled 'Method. The making of a Jesuit. Ratio Studiorum 1548 - 1599.' Chapters I to V inclusive. Includes notes and comments (letters) on the method, the direct method of teaching and discussio classes. Probably developed in conjunction with the Clongowes Cert.
Preparatory notes by John O'Holohan SJ for the summer Pedagogical Course in Clongowes
Preparatory notes by John O'Holohan SJ for the summer Pedagogical Course in Clongowes.
O'Holohan, John, 1923-2018, Jesuit priest
Letter from Archbishop MacHale to Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ thanking him for donation
Letter from Archbishop MacHale to Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ. Thanks Lentaigne and the donor for the £5 donation. Hopes that he will be again able to provide for a retreat of the clergy in Tuam the following August.
MacHale, John, 1791-1881, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam
Letter from [ ], writing from 9 Hill Street, Berkeley Square, London, to Dr Anderson. Suggests that the latter should apply to the Irish Fr Provincial for permission for Fr Costa to return from Malta to act as chaplain to Lady Margaret Frances Domville of Santry House. A word or phrase has been cut out of this letter.
Letter from Mrs Nolan of Killiney House, Killiney, to Fr Nicholas Walsh SJ
Letter from Mrs Nolan of Killiney House, Killiney, to Fr Nicholas Walsh SJ. Refers to her financial difficulties and to their effect on her son [Tom], who is studying to be a priest.
Letter from Fr John J O'Carroll SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Aloysius Sturzo SJ. Reports on a visit to Toberroe, and on the situation regarding tenants there. Also refers to a young servant in the Jesuit Galway house, who wishes to become a lay brother. Suggests that he be given a trial.
O'Carroll, John J, 1837-1889, Jesuit priest
Letter from William Cartan O’Meara, solicitor, Dublin, to Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ. Writes in relation to the estate of George F. Waters SJ [scholastic in Louvain], deceased. States that he has arranged for the shares (listed) to be sold. Refers to other stock, some of which has been assigned to C.T. Waters.
O'Meara, Michael Cartan, solicitor
Letter from Dr William J. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin, writing from Hof in Bayern, Germany, to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ. Refers to the Commission set up to examine the proposal to establish a Catholic university in Ireland. Expresses his concern over the attitude of Jesuit priests to such an institution.
Walsh, William Joseph, 1841-1921, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin
Letter from Dr Robert Browne, Bishop of Cloyne to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ. Thanks the latter for his contribution to his fund. Refers also to ‘Frank’ and ‘Fr Willie’.
Browne, Robert, 1844-1935, Roman Catholic Bishop of Cloyne
Circular document issued by Cardinal Archbishop Paul Cullen to Fr Provincial on the administration of the Sacrament of Penance to ‘Females engages in the Religious state’.
Cullen, Paul, 1803-1878, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and cardinal
List of faculties to be given by Dr. Paul Cullen, Archbishop Elect of Armagh
‘Facultates Concessae A SS. D. N. D.’ List of faculties to be given by Dr. Paul Cullen, Archbishop Elect of Armagh. Signed by Alexander Barnabó. (In Latin; with wafer seal).
Barnabò, Alessandro, 1801-1874, Prefect of the Congregation Propaganda Fide and Cardinal
List of reserved sins in the Dublin Diocese - issued by Daniel Murray, Archbishop of Dublin
‘Casus Reservati in Archidiaecesi Dubliniensi’. List of reserved sins in the Dublin Diocese. Issued by Daniel Murray, Archbishop of Dublin. (In Latin).
Murray, Daniel, 1768-1852, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin
Letter from Fr Joseph Tristram SJ, writing from Stonyhurst College, to [ ] in Clongowes
Letter from Fr Joseph Tristram SJ, writing from Stonyhurst College, to [ ] in Clongowes. Refers to Fr Weston, and gives permission for him to visit his friends. Announces that he intends to come to Ireland with some pupils, who are to go to Dublin, and states that they are to travel ‘by the Waterloo steam packet’. Also refers to the death of the English Fr Provincial Charles Plowden SJ, and to Fr Scott’s report on how it happened. Reports that Fr Plowden’s body ‘lies in the middle of the church yard at Jougné’. Fr Tristram declares himself to be ‘well satisfied’ with Fr Carr, who, he believes, will ‘prove a worthy son of the Society’.
Scheme for Juniorate classes in the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Scheme for Juniorate classes in the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus.
Draft plan of a course in the Principles, History and Methods of Education (Juxta Ratiorum Studiorum) for a one year course after the Novitiate.
Proposals on Juniorate and Theological Studies in the Irish Province and the responses of Fr General
Proposals on Juniorate and Theological Studies in the Irish Province and the responses of Fr General.
Comments on the structure of the proposed booklet for Irish Jesuit scholastics
Comments on the structure of the proposed booklet for Irish Jesuit scholastics.
List of degrees awarded to Jesuits in the Irish Province
List of degrees awarded to Jesuits in the Irish Province, 1893-1910.
Circular letter concerning the commission appointed by the Provincials of the Irish and English Provinces to investigate the need for changes in Higher Studies.
Manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Of Human Testimony'
Anonymous handwritten manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Of Human Testimony' - possibly University College, Dublin.
Manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Morals'
Anonymous handwritten manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Morals' - possibly University College, Dublin.
Fragment of a document which cites a book on moral theology by a Belgian Franciscan Recollect Friar
Fragment of a document which cites a book on moral theology by a Belgian Franciscan Recollect Friar, and published in Trichinopoli, India in 1854. (In Latin, with final sentence in English).
Number of departures from the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus before and after vows
Number of departures from the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus before and after vows.
Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Volume of mainly pasted letters of Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus, with handwritten notes underneath. Index at rear.
Letter from Mr John Neary SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr John Neary SJ, Maison Saint Louis, Jersey to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Neary, John J, 1889-1983, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Arthur Collingwood SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr Arthur Collingwood SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Collingwood, Arthur, 1867-1942, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Charles Cooksey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr Charles Cooksey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Cooksey, Charles, 1869-1945, Jesuit priest
Letter from Nobert de Baynes SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Nobert de Boynes SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
de Boynes, Norbert, 1870-1954, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr James Hayes SJ to Irish Fr Provincial John Conmee SJ
Letter from Fr James Hayes SJ to Irish Fr Provincial John Conmee SJ.
Hayes, James, 1839-1907, Jesuit priest
Letters from Mr Henry A Johnston SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Mr Thomas Hehir SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Johnston, Henry A, 1888-1986, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Felix Mollat SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr Felix Mollat SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Mollat, Felix, 1871-1962, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr Daniel MacDonald SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr Daniel MacDonald SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
MacDonald, Daniel, 1891-1957, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr John Neary SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr John Neary SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Neary, John J, 1889-1983, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr David Thompson SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr David Thompson SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Thompson, David, 1867-1926, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Maurice Veys SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr Maurice Veys SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Veys, Maurice, 1877-1954, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr George Waddington SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr George Waddington SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Waddington, George, 1879-1944, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Gioacchino D Alberti SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr Gioacchino D Alberti SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Alberti, Gioacchino D, 1869-1940, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Charles Cooksey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Fr Charles Cooksey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Cooksey, Charles, 1869-1945, Jesuit priest
Postcard from Mr John J Coyne SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Postcard from Mr John J Coyne SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Coyne, John J, 1889-1978, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Francis C Dillon SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr Francis C Dillon SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Dillon, Francis C, 1866-1947, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr Maurice Dowling SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr Maurice Dowling SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Dowling, Maurice, 1896-1965, Jesuit priest, chaplain and missioner
Typed manuscript concerning the influence of the Church on cinema, radio and television distributed to the Fathers attending the 29th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus.
List of the names of the Fathers who attended the 29th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
List of the names of the Fathers who attended the 29th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus.
Account book entitled 'The Fund Fr. Callaghan II'
Account book entitled 'The Fund Fr. Callaghan II'. Includes an inscription 'An account of the property of the late Michael Moran which came into the hands of the Executors.'
O'Callaghan, Richard, 1728-1807, Jesuit priest
Account book of the Jesuit Vice Province of Ireland detailing income and expenditure
Account book of the Jesuit Vice Province of Ireland detailing income and expenditure. Includes an alphabetical index at the back of the volume.
Account book of the Irish Jesuit Province
Account book of the Irish Jesuit Province. Includes an alphabetical index.
Account book of the Irish Jesuit Province
Account book containing various financial details including general account, receipts and expenditure, Noviceship account, education money. Includes details of legacies, requests for masses, loans by the Society and to the Society.
Statement of the financial affairs of the Irish Province
Statement of the financial affairs of the Irish Province.
Accounts of Irish Jesuit Provinces and Missions abroad
Account book containing the accounts of Irish Jesuit Provinces and Missions abroad in account with the Irish Province. Includes the Provinces of Portugal, Mexico England, New Orleans Mission, Mission of Canada, Includes details of the Bellew Bequest and Charity (pp. 49 - 52), and individual contributions to families of Jesuits in training.
Details of the mortgage for Killiney
Details of the mortgage for Killiney (either Killiney Castle or Druid Lodge).
Novice's pensions at Loyola House, Dromore, County Down
Note detailing novice's pensions at Loyola House, Dromore, County Down.
Letter from Fr Edward Scott SJ, writing from London, to an unnamed Irish Jesuit father
Letter from Fr Edward Scott SJ, writing from London, to an unnamed Irish Jesuit father. Reminds the latter of debts to be paid, and informs him of his activities in relation to the accounts, including the payment to Fr Jennesseaux of an amount of money. Begs to relinquish his role as agent. Encloses his correspondent’s account with the Rector of F[ ]bough (not included).
Scott, Edward, 1776-1836, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Edward Scott SJ, writing from London, regarding finance
Letter from Fr Edward Scott SJ, writing from London, to an unnamed Jesuit father. Refers to two enclosed letters (not included). States that Mr Glover ‘still lingers at Rome’, and reports that luminous crosses have been visible for months over summits of the Masques of the Turks in a city in Bulgaria. Refers to the failure of St. Francis’ Bill, and to ‘Orange Bigots’. Gives a brief statement of accounts.
Scott, Edward, 1776-1836, Jesuit priest
List of Novices’ Pensions for the Irish Jesuit Province
‘Novices’ Pensions’ - Lists novices, the amount of their annual pensions, number of years in noviceship, and observations.
Receipt issued by Fr Edward Kelly SJ for £50 stg
Receipt issued by Fr Edward Kelly SJ for £50 stg, received from Fr John Curtis SJ ‘on account of the debt due by [ ] to this Province’.
Kelly, Edward, 1824-1905, Jesuit priest
Notebook containing names of those Irish Jesuits taking final vows, and date and location (also date of first vows, and location).
Statement for subscription due to 'The Irish Monthly'
Statement for subscription due to 'The Irish Monthly' from June 1932 to May 1933.
Letter from Fr Matthew Russell SJ to the Irish Fr Provincial. Refers to the publication of the first volume of 'The Irish Monthly' as regards finances. Suggests that Fr Clery be appointed as financial manager, and discusses advertising in the publication. Also discusses the layout and encloses a trade-mark design (included).
Russell, Matthew, 1834 -1912, Jesuit priest and editor
Custom book of the novitiate of the Irish Jesuit Province
Custom book of the novitiate of the Irish Jesuit Province (Same as IE IJA ADMN/17/2). No annotation but extra Appendix.
Long retreat notes compiled by Mr Robert Nash SJ
Long retreat notes compiled by Mr Robert Nash SJ and a summary of the constitutions of the Society of Jesus.
Nash, Robert, 1902-1989, Jesuit priest and writer
Villa journal for Irish Jesuit scholastics
Villa (holiday) journal for Irish Jesuit scholastics (Juniors).
Kinnagh Hill, Killiney, County Dublin, 1922;
Bayview House, Wickow, County Wicklow, 1923;
'Elton' & 'Albany', Kilcoole, County Wicklow, 1924;
Clydagh Hotel, Greystones, County Wicklow, 1925;
Clydagh Hotel, Greystones, County Wicklow, 1926;
Clydagh Hotel, Greystones, County Wicklow, 1927;
Gormanstown Castle, County Meath, 1928;
Castlebellingham, County Louth, 1929;
Charleville House, Enniskerry, County Wicklow, 1930;
Gormanstown Castle, County Meath, 1932;
Rules regarding vows and virtues for Irish Jesuits
‘De votes et virtutibus’. Document on rules regarding vows and virtues for Irish Jesuits
Fragment of formula of declaration by Irish Jesuit scholastic
Fragment of formula of declaration by scholastic. Also includes a note (in a different hand) regarding the transfer of £600 from the St Francis Xavier community to Tullabeg. (In Latin).
Villa Rules for Irish Jesuit Vice-Province
Villa Rules for Irish Jesuit Vice-Province dating from 1837 - quotes Fr General Roothaan, and the Irish Vice Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ (vice-prov 1858). Also includes a Daily Order of Time.
Letter from Fr Peter Gallwey SJ from Manresa House, Roehampton, England
Letter from Fr Peter Gallwey SJ to [ ], from Manresa House, Roehampton, England. Declares that both of the Brs Brady are ‘below par’, and states that O’Farrell and Gartlan will be welcome. Adds that he has ‘no satisfactory news of Napoleon’s last days’.
Gallwey, Peter, 1820-1906, Jesuit priest
Letter from Richard Clarke SJ, Manresa House, Roehampton, England to Father Rector and refers to Br Brady’s poor academic progress.
Clarke, Richard, 1839-1900, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Peter Gallwey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ regarding James Fottrell
Letter from Fr Peter Gallwey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ regarding James Fottrell - that he has had a fit. Refers also to Brs. Brady and O'Reilly.
Gallwey, Peter, 1820-1906, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Edward Purbrick SJ, Stonyhurst College, to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ
Letter from Fr Edward Purbrick SJ, Stonyhurst College, to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Announces that some [brothers/ scholastics] are to form a class at Manresa that year ‘to prepare that matter of the 1st B.A. Examination in the University of London.’ Discusses the first and second B.A. examinations. Suggests that Fr John O'Carroll SJ should be capable of teaching Matriculation subjects.
Purbrick, Edward I, 1830-1914, Jesuit priest
Leaflet entitled ‘Catholic Engaged Encounter, The Weekend Encounter’
Leaflet entitled ‘Catholic Engaged Encounter, The Weekend Encounter’.
Notebook (XXXII) belonging to Fr John Curtis SJ containing the accounts of the property of the Irish Vice Province of the Society of Jesus and other details including title deeds etc.
Curtis, John, 1794-1885, Jesuit priest
Letter from David Moriarty, Bishop of Ardfert, to Dr Edmund O'Reilly SJ and explains the geographical location of Torc View, in relation to Killarney and Muckross. Hopes that the Jesuits will buy the land and build a school there.
Moriarty, David, 1814-1877, Roman Catholic Bishop of Ardfert
List of property owned by the Irish Province of the Society
List of property owned by the Irish Province of the Society, compiled by Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Includes details such as type of property – stocks, mortgages, land etc. – and value.
Walsh, Nicholas, 1826-1912, Jesuit priest
Memorandum for Irish Fr Provincial on property matters
‘Memo. For Rev. Fr. Prov. in re Proc. Prov. Hib.’ Relates to dealings with a solicitor, Mr. Maxwell, who owes money; a field in Milltown bought from Lord Mount Temple; a debt due to John Errington SJ in California etc. Signed ‘P.H. S. J.’ [Patrick Hughes]
Copy of a general resolution of the Society of Jesus, issued by Fr General Roothaan
Copy of a general resolution of the Society of Jesus, issued by Fr General Roothaan. Addressed to Camille de Dominicis, Superioress of the Monastery of the Holy Virgin St. Ursula in Rome, and to all the religious of that monastery and of ‘the other monasteries of the same valuable order in the Catholic world.’ Grants a share in the prayers, sacrifices and other pious works performed by members of the Society.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Ordinatio from Fr General Roothaan to the Vice-Provincial, rectors and superiors of the Irish Vice-Province. (Handwritten; in Latin).
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Copy of letter from Fr Christiaan Hoeken SJ, a missionary to the Pottawatomie tribe of North America, to the Fr General. Describes some of his experiences as a missionary, including his converting of a number of the tribe. Relates his activities in a typical day, including the celebration of Mass, the hearing of confession etc. Speaks of the natives’ devotion to the Virgin Mary. Asks the Father General for his assistance.
Hoeken, Christiaan Jacob Adriaan, 1808-1851, Jesuit priest
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
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
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. 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 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 Rome, to the Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Discusses faculties for Masses and confraternities.
Armellini, Torquatus, 1823-1901, 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, 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]. Reports that he told the Cardinal what he (Weld) and his correspondent had agreed.
Weld, Alfred, 1823-1890, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ, writing from Fiesole, to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ. Thanks his correspondent for ‘the paper & for the good news’. Sends the congratulations of the Fr General, who was particularly pleased by the part played by Fr Delany. Hopes that ‘the business of the college may be brought to an equally favourable termination’. Refers to the case of a member of the Limerick community, whose removal is left to the discretion of Fr Weld's correspondent. Adds that the Fr General is anxious that the man in question should be removed as his behaviour could cause scandal. Also refers to the ‘Montgret lease’, and states that if this Limerick diocesan seminary succeeds it ‘well may lead the way to very important work for the Society in Ireland’. Discusses the importance of helping the development of the Australian province, and refers to the sending of Frs Thomas Keating and Joseph Brennan there.
Note: The name of the man in Limerick, who may be removed from there is blacked out in this letter. The letter is accompanied by an envelope marked: ‘F. Rabbitte; 1. Letter enclosed for archives. 2. I am keeping the other (two) letters; [ ]’.
Porter, George, 1825-1889, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ, writing from Fiesole, to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ. Reports on a ‘very serious charge’ against Fr [Joseph] Clery in Australia. He is to be dismissed if the charge is substantiated. Refers to the terna for the new Superior in Australia, and to the ‘University Reserve’. Asks Fr Tuite what has been done about Fr Murphy's expedition to America, and about studies at Milltown Park. Adds that Fr Chambellan has recalled Fr René.
Porter, George, 1825-1889, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ to Irish Fr Provincial on the non appearance of Fr Joseph Clery SJ
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ, writing from Fiesole, to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ. Reports that the Fr General is concerned about the ‘non appearance of Fr Clery’, who was to have returned to Ireland from Sydney. Also quotes from ‘an authentic paper’ in answer to Fr Tuite's question about the formulas of the last vows.
Porter, George, 1825-1889, Jesuit priest