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The Hunted Priest, talk on Fr Gerard SJ, Farm Street, 22 May 2019
The Hunted Priest: Fr John Gerard, the English Mission and the Gunpowder Plot Date – Wednesday 22nd May Time – 6.45pm Cost – Free/donation Location – Farm Street Hall Description – Landing at night on the Norfolk Coast in October … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, ECHA Podcast, Recusant History
Tagged English Catholic History, Fr John Gerard SJ
ECHA Newsletter for March 2019
Please click here for our latest newsletter and see the ‘What’s On’ Page for the latest on our visits and events in 2019.
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Michael Protheroe RIP
It was with great sadness that we heard of the death of Michael Protheroe in December 2017. He will be remembered at ECHA for his indefatigable research into the Christian history of Glastonbury. Many of his publications relate to this … Continue reading
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Tagged English Catholic History, Glastonbury, Michael Protheroe
ECHA Newsletter for December 2019
Click on the link below for our latest newsletter ECHA Newsletter for December 2019
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New plaque to commemorate martyrdom of Robert Aske – Clifford’s Tower, York – 30 November 2018
York Civic Trust and the Knights of St Columba announce the dedication of a plaque to Robert Aske, leader of the Pilgrimage of Grace, martyred for his Catholic faith in 1537. The plaque on Clifford’s Tower, York, will be unveiled … Continue reading
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Tagged English Catholic History, Pilgrimage of Grace, Robert Aske
Know Popery – Annual Lecture on Catholic Culture and History – Lewes, 8 November 2018
The Annual Lecture on Catholic Culture and History organised in Lewes, Sussex, will take place on 8 November. The subject is ‘Know Popery’ and the lecturer will be Michael Maslinski, 10-times great nephew of Father John Gerard.
Posted in English Catholic History, Henry VIII
Tagged English Catholic History, John Gerard
Annual Mass at the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor, Westminster Abbey, 6 October 2018
The Guild of Our Lady of Ransom organise this annual Mass. Please see this link for further information: Click here
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Tagged English Catholic History, St Edward the Confessor
ECHA Annual General Meeting and Day Conference – Saturday 20 October, Westminster
Click here for all the information you need on our upcoming Annual General Meeting and Day Conference on the subject of Bishop Challoner to be held at Westminster Cathedral (Hinsley Room) on Saturday 20th October
ECHA Newsletter for September 2018
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Tagged ECHA Newsletter, English Catholic History
A History of Reading Abbey by John and Lindsay Mullaney
Reading Abbey, a Cluniac monastery, was founded in 1121 by Henry I, the son of William the Conqueror, in remembrance of his own son William, who had died tragically at sea. Little remains now of what was once the largest and … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic History, John and Lindsay Mullaney, Reading Abbey
Bishop Youens of Northampton by Mrs Margaret Orborne
Bishop Laurence Walter Youens was a convert to the Catholic faith from Anglicanism, and was ordained priest in 1901 in High Wycombe, the first Catholic priest ordained there since the Reformation. After a period of missionary work in North Africa, … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, ECHA Podcast, English Catholic History
Tagged Bishop Youens, English Catholic History, Northampton Diocese
Day Conference in Birmingham
Archdiocese of Birmingham Historical Commission England and Rome: Anglo-Papal relations c1350 to 1870 at Cathedral House (Grimshaw Room) Birmingham Monday 25 June 2018 10.45 am to 4.00 pm (registration from 9.45 am) Speakers Prof. R.N. Swanson ‘Exploiters or exploited’; the … Continue reading
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ECHA Visit to London to join the Annual Martyr’s Walk, 24 June 2018
24 June 2018 – ECHA members invited to join the Annual Martyr’s Walk, London, organised by Joanna Bogle. Preceeded by Mass at St Etheldreda’s, Ely Place and afterwards by Benediction and tea at Tyburn Convent. This event is free but … Continue reading
ECHA Newsletter for March 2018
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ECHA Visit to Princes Risborough, 5 May 2018
SATURDAY 5 MAY 2018 – St Teresa’s Catholic Church, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. Mass at 10.15am, followed by coffee. Tour of the church with Dr Liz Duffy. Talk by Mrs Margaret Osborne, former Northampton archivist, on Bishop Youens. Bring your own lunch or … Continue reading
ECHA visit to Arundel, West Sussex, 19 April 2018
Thursday 19 APRIL 2018 – Arundel, West Sussex. Meet at Arundel Cathedral at 11am for guided tour. Lunch in the town, or bring your own. 2pm Meet at Arundel Museum for guided tour of the town with Catholic interest. Cost: … Continue reading
ECHA Newsletter for December 2017
Please click on the link below to read our latest newsletter. Also below is a Subscription Reminder for 2018 for our members. ECHA Newsletter for December 2017 Subscription Reminder – 2018
St Alphege: Saint of Bath and Saint for our Times by Dr Giles Mercer
St Alphege was born near Bath in 954 and died a martyr 1011. Little known today, his life is however an example and inspiration. Dr Giles Mercer, former headmaster of Stonyhurst and Prior Park Schools and author of a recent … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr Giles Mercer, English Catholic History, St Alphege
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The English Dominican Province by Fr Richard Finn OP
26 Fr Richard Finn OP, a member of the Dominican house in Oxford, gives a lucid and informative account of the establishment of the Dominican Order in England. He covers their growth up to the time of the Reformation, their … Continue reading
ECHA AGM and Day Conference – Saturday 21 October 2017
All are welcome to join us at our annual day conference and AGM which this year will take place on Saturday 21st October at St John the Evangelist Catholic Church, South Parade, Bath, BA2 4AF PROGRAMME: 10.30 a.m: Coffee 11.00 a.m: … Continue reading
