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Lawrence Gregory

Lawrence Gregory

Lawrence Gregory is the NINS senior archivist and UK agent, and a historian of nineteenth-century English Catholicism, who also enjoys cats and steam trains.

The Stone Priory Collection
New and Noteworthy
The Stone Priory Collection

The mission at Stone, Staffordshire was begun by Blessed Dominic Barberi who resided at nearby Aston Hall.  In 1844 he opened the chapel of St. Anne, which was designed by A. W. N. Pugin.

Lawrence Gregory
Lawrence Gregory
October 01, 2024
2 min
Newman's Autographic Remains
The Letters of the Rev. Isaac Williams to Newman
The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy

The Sisters of Mercy are probably one of the best-known female Catholic congregations, having even entered popular culture; so much so that in 1971 musician and singer Leonard Cohen used their name as a title for one of his songs. Later in 1980 a newly formed rock band also took the name, having been influenced by Cohen’s song. However conflicted anybody might feel about the use of the name in these contexts, it demonstrates the indelible impression that the congregation has made on society in general, in a way that few others have. 

From the Oxford Movement to martyrdom in deepest Africa
Saving the Manning to Kirkman Letters
Saving the Manning to Kirkman Letters

As part of my role with the Catholic Archives Society, I routinely monitor the internet for Catholic archival material being offered for sale and work with relevant repositories to ensure its safe acquisition. In 2023 a bound collection of 19 original manuscript letters from Cardinal Henry Edward Manning to the Rev. Thomas Penyngton Kirkman (1806-1895) appeared for sale -- never previously shared in public. In them Manning discusses his views on philosophy and evolution, his views on Herbert Spencer, and even sketches of his ideas for a solution to Pascal’s Theorem.

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