Experience the history of Catholicism in England and pray with the saints and martyrs. From Oxford to London and beyond, discover the beauty of Dos Mariae, the Dowry of Our Lady. 

 

Join the IHE and a cohort of fellow graduate students to dive into the glory of Catholic England, from its conversion to persecution to the present day. Drawing on the Catholic intellectual tradition, this program unites rigorous academic formation with profound spiritual experience.

 

The pilgrimage will begin in Oxford, where you will learn first-hand the rich history of the area, visiting churches, shrines, and other holy sites. Highlights include the church of Saint Mary the Virgin, the Oxford Oratory, Blackfriars, and a visit to Littlemore, where Saint John Henry Newman converted at the feet of Blessed Dominic Barberi. We will also take a day trip through the English countryside to Harvington Hall (a recusant house with nine secret hiding places built by Saint Nicholas Owen) and the Birmingham Oratory. 

 

From Oxford we will travel to London. We will visit the sites of historic persecutions (the Tower of London and Tyburn), as well as Westminster Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and the Brompton Oratory. Additionally, we will journey to Canterbury, the place of Saint Thomas Becket’s martyrdom.

 

The pilgrimage will be supplemented by seminars that take an in-depth look at the many sites we visit and the key themes and figures in the history of English Catholicism.