by Michael McG | May 7, 2024 | Appeals and Special Events, Catholic History, Bar Convent, Pastoral Centres
York Catholic History Day will take place at the Bar Convent, York, on Saturday June 1.This year, York University PhD student Laura Atkinson will take us back before the Reformation to explore ‘Record keeping and the Care of Souls in Late 13th-century York’ a paper...
by Michael McG | Oct 19, 2023 | Bar Convent, Pastoral Centres
Bar Convent York will be inviting the public to find the answers to some clues and discover the secrets that helped to save the Catholics from being caught by their persecutors. Secrets such as objects concealed in everyday household items, priests hiding holes, which...
by Michael McG | Apr 11, 2023 | Bar Convent, Pastoral Centres
A new display invites visitors to discover new research on St Margaret Clitherow and the mystery behind how the Bar Convent became custodians of her relic. Using unseen documents from the Bar Convent’s archives, students from York St John University have been...
by Michael McG | Feb 20, 2023 | Bar Convent, Pastoral Centres
The Bar Convent in York is inviting families to discover the story of the trailblazer Yorkshire woman, Mary Ward during the half-term break.It was Mary Ward’s mission to educate girls, and it is thanks to her that her followers established the first school for girls...
by Michael McG | Jan 18, 2023 | Bar Convent, Pastoral Centres
The Bar Convent in York will mark Mary Ward Week (January 23-30) with a series of activities to raise awareness of this extraordinary Yorkshire woman who paved the way for ground-breaking local, national and international change.Mary Ward (January 23 1585-January 30...
by Michael McG | Nov 16, 2022 | Bar Convent, Pastoral Centres
The Bar Convent in York is continuing its tradition of creating a meaningful, community- spirited display for the Christmas period. This year, the convent has partnered with New Visuality, an award-winning charity based in York that seeks to advance the arts,...
