Key Figure
Blessed Dominic Barberi
1792 – 1849
[CONTENT TBD — to be drawn from source documents]
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Congregatio Passionis · Est. England 1842
Passionist
Passionist
Archives
St Joseph's
Province
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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Father Ignatius Spencer
1799 – 1864
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About
The St Joseph's Province
[CONTENT TBD — brief history of St Joseph's Province, to be drawn from source documents including All chapters — history of Passionists in UK and In Diebus Illis No. 1]
1842
First Passionist house in England (Aston Hall)
15
Houses of the Province
180+
Years of records held in the Archive
4
Volumes of Ignatius Spencer's diaries
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Holdings
What's in our Archive?
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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Individual portraits, group photographs, and house records — 1860s to 1964
Spencer Diaries
Four volumes of Fr Ignatius Spencer's personal diaries, 1817–1864
Obituary Notices
Death notices and biographical summaries for Province members (pre-1964)
Plateas
Official house records of St Joseph's Province, viewable as IIIF manuscripts
House Histories
Documented histories of fifteen Passionist houses across England and Wales
Catalogue
Full catalogue of physical holdings at catholicarchives.co.uk