Religious Publications
The School runs its own publication company, St Omers Press from the original 1838 observatory in the gardens. It was established at the College of St Omer where, in its early days, it concentrated on producing controversial works on theology and devotions to be sent over to England at a time when such literature was illegal there. Its first publications are dated 1608 and include John Wilson's English Martyrologe. Today, the press continues to publish Catholic literature, notably the Glory to God prayer books which feature prayers and photographs contributed by pupils, and are given to leavers of the school as a gift.
The College curator has recently acquired an Albion Printing Press which will be used by pupils in a newly designated printing room, a successor to the Octagon Press which fell out of use in the 1980s.
Read more about this topic: Religious Life At Stonyhurst College
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