How the Manuscripts Got to England
In the heart of Liège, where whispers of faith reside,
A collection of manuscripts, in leather bound pride.
Forty-three texts, in fifteen volumes lay,
Theology their theme, light unto the gray.
A treatise on horography stands alone,
Amongst the texts, its unique tone sown.
From sixteen sixty to seventeen thirty span,
The Jesuit course, a scholarly plan.
Maryland's first missionaries, trained in these halls,
Echoes of their footsteps, in Liège's sacred walls.
Authors of faith, Gooden, Musson, and more,
Taught at Liège, knowledge's shore.
Printed by Streel, in volume three,
A testament of scholarship, for all to see.
The English College, refuge of the chased,
By Jesuit novices, its foundations graced.
Founded in sixteen sixteen, amid persecution's night,
Offering a beacon, a guiding light.
Though the novitiate moved, the scholars stayed,
Until suppression's hand, their mission swayed.
To Bruges, then Liège, their journey led,
Until the French advance, their path they fled.
To England's shores, less hostile, more kind,
Stonyhurst they found, peace of mind.
From Lancashire's country house, a school did rise,
Under Jesuit guidance, reaching for the skies.
Stonyhurst College, legacy of those days,
Continues the mission, in modern ways.
This collection, a bridge across the sea,
Linking past to present, in scholarly decree.
The Liège Jesuit Manuscript, a treasure untold,
Of faith, of learning, of spirits bold.
In the heart of Liège, where whispers of faith reside,
A collection of manuscripts, in leather bound pride.
Forty-three texts, in fifteen volumes lay,
Theology their theme, light unto the gray.
A treatise on horography stands alone,
Amongst the texts, its unique tone sown.
From sixteen sixty to seventeen thirty span,
The Jesuit course, a scholarly plan.
Maryland's first missionaries, trained in these halls,
Echoes of their footsteps, in Liège's sacred walls.
Authors of faith, Gooden, Musson, and more,
Taught at Liège, knowledge's shore.
Printed by Streel, in volume three,
A testament of scholarship, for all to see.
The English College, refuge of the chased,
By Jesuit novices, its foundations graced.
Founded in sixteen sixteen, amid persecution's night,
Offering a beacon, a guiding light.
Though the novitiate moved, the scholars stayed,
Until suppression's hand, their mission swayed.
To Bruges, then Liège, their journey led,
Until the French advance, their path they fled.
To England's shores, less hostile, more kind,
Stonyhurst they found, peace of mind.
From Lancashire's country house, a school did rise,
Under Jesuit guidance, reaching for the skies.
Stonyhurst College, legacy of those days,
Continues the mission, in modern ways.
This collection, a bridge across the sea,
Linking past to present, in scholarly decree.
The Liège Jesuit Manuscript, a treasure untold,
Of faith, of learning, of spirits bold.
Statistics: Posted by Secret Alias — Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:57 pm