The Syntax Pre-IB German class participated in the yearly writing and video competition by the German Academic Exchange Service (in cooperation with the Institute of Modern Language Research).

Object of the week (23/11/18) Almachius Tyrannus ad S. Caeciliam. Epistola by Charles Carroll OS  1753                                             Thursday the 22nd of November marked the coincidence of two important festivals: one religious, one secular. November …

Many congratulations to Jan Graffius who has been awarded a University of London Doctor of Divinity honoris causa by Heythrop College.

Object of the week (9/11/18) Stonyhurst War Record  1927 With this weekend marking 100 years since the Armistice, the week’s object focuses upon our school’s War Record. The Stonyhurst War Record is a comprehensive collection of memoirs of Stonyhurst pupils killed in the First World War, and includes other records relating to the war. The …

Triptych of Bl Oscar Romero, by Fernando Llort 2011 425 CelebrationsAfter schooling at the local minor seminary and training at the national seminary in San Salvador, he travelled to the Gregorian in Rome to complete his ordination. He was ordained there in 1942 and soon after recalled to El Salvador by the bishop. Less than …

The Archangel Gabriel by Sir Bernard Partridge (OS 1873)  1905 To celebrate the feast day of the archangels – Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael – the object for the week is this painting, one of the most striking in Stonyhurst’s Collections. Despite the painting’s recorded name, there is some uncertainty over the identity of the archangel …

Skull of Cardinal John Morton (c.1420–1500) On this day in 1500, John Morton died at Knole House, one of the residences of the Archbishop of Canterbury. From the beginning of the Tudor dynasty in 1485 until his death, Morton was arguably the second most powerful man in England. The last years of his life marked …

George III recovery fan, 1789 This fan was made in 1789 to mark George III’s return to health from his first bout of ‘madness’. Along the top edge of the fan is written in gold: ‘Health is restored to ONE and Happiness to Millions’.

The ‘Sodality’ Crucifix of St Thomas More (1478-1535) Today is the feast day of Thomas More and John Fisher. Both men were executed by Henry VIII in June 1535 for opposing his separation from the Catholic Church. According to tradition this crucifix once belonged to Thomas More, but its true significance has been discovered only …

Lead Statues of St Mary Magdalene, St Jerome, and Regulus by John Nost the Elder. c.1695-1710

Feretory of St Gordianus, designed by Charles Alban Buckler 1862

Stonyhurst’s Long Case Clock c.1715-1740 The Stuart Parlour is one of the finest rooms at Stonyhurst, and is one of our busiest meeting rooms. It is known to many staff, pupils, parents, prospective parents, and guests of the College. However, visitors often pass speedily through the lobby outside the Parlour, without the chance to have …

Stonyhurst College and the British Jesuit Province have sent over 30 objects on loan to an exhibition at the Venerable English College in Rome. On the evening of Saturday 21st April The Headmaster held a Reception in Rome for the Stonyhurst family.

Christiani Matrimonio Institutio by Erasmus of Rotterdam and Adversus Haereses by St Irenaeus of Lyon, owned by Thomas Cranmer. Published in Basel, 1526

Panels depicting the life of St Aloysius, in the College Chapel  1894

On the evening of Tuesday 20 February, 47 guests joined us for the Curator’s evening and were given a private viewing of the Old Chapel Museum and Historic Libraries by  our Curator Jan Graffius and Assistant Curator Joe Reed.

The Edward VI partbooks (1552) This week sees anniversaries of two of the most significant figures in Europe in the 16th century.

You are warmly invited to visit the Museum and Historic Libraries by appointment. Please contact our Curator, Jan Graffius, j.graffius@stonyhurst.ac.uk The College will be closed from Friday 22nd December until Tuesday 2nd January 2018. More information on visiting will be made available in the New Year. Ticket price is £10 per person. Concessions £8.00.

From the Arctic Ice Floes to the Headhunters of Borneo: Images and objects collected by Stonyhurst Explorers

Over fifty artefacts from the collections at Stonyhurst College depicting the life and legacy of Thomas More have traveled 5800 miles to Washington DC.

Delve into the history of Sir Thomas More where our Curator will be using our collections to tell his story.

“Arundell Library and Old Chapel Museum – work in progress.”

The recent discovery of a lost First Folio of Shakespeare in the Bibliotheque de St-Omer in northern France has great significance for Stonyhurst College…

Carrie Grant and the BBC One Show team came to Stonyhurst today to film a performance of “Adeste Fidelis”…