Baronius Press

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Baronius Press is a traditional Catholic book publisher, with headquarters in London, UK. It was founded in 2003 and takes its name from Cardinal Cesare Baronius. Its logo is a beretta, which together with a cassock forms the traditional image of a Catholic priest.

The main objective was to raise the quality of traditional Catholic books, in order to make them more appealing to a wider audience. Baronius Press aimed to achieve this goal by retypesetting Catholic classic books (rather than republishing facsimiles), and then to bind them using high quality leather. The advantages of retypesetting are clearer text and that modern layouts can be used.

The first book published by Baronius Press was a new edition of the Douay Rheims. This was significant because no digitally typeset edition had been previously released. A pocket version, and Psalms and New Testament version subsequently followed.

In 2005 Baronius Press published a new 1962 Missal for use at the Tridentine Mass. This was the first Missal with an Imprimatur from Bishop Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz, intended for use at Tridentine Mass in over 35 years. Later that year, with the aim of expanding the range, a series of leather bound Catholic classics was released. By the end of 2006, the company will have over 40 titles in print, with the release of a new paperback series.