The Provincial Archive of the Passionist Congregation in England and Wales. Historical records, photographs, and primary sources spanning over 180 years.
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1792 – 1849
An Italian Passionist missionary who came to England in 1840, Blessed Dominic is best known for receiving John Henry Newman into the Catholic Church at Littlemore in 1845. He died at Highgate and was beatified by Pope Paul VI in 1963. The province archive holds significant correspondence and documentation relating to his mission.
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1799 – 1864
Born into English aristocracy, George Spencer converted to Catholicism, was ordained a priest, and later entered the Passionists as Father Ignatius. He became renowned across Europe for his crusade of prayer for the conversion of England. He is buried at Sutton and his cause for canonisation is open.
Read moreSt Joseph's Province of the Passionist Congregation was established in England and Wales in the mid-nineteenth century. At its height the province maintained houses from Highgate in London to Minsteracres in Northumberland, serving parishes, conducting missions, and forming generations of Passionist priests and brothers. This archive preserves the records of that community from 1863 to the present day.
The physical archive is held at Douai Abbey, Woolhampton, Berkshire. The collections below represent the digitised holdings of St Joseph's Province.
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