Birmingham Oratory
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The Birmingham Oratory is a Catholic oratory and church, also known as Little Rome in Birmingham. It is on the Hagley Road, Birmingham, England. The church was constructed between 1907 and 1910 in the Baroque style as a memorial to Cardinal Newman, founder of the English Oratory.
The Grade II listed church is served by the Congregation of the Oratory; who also serve the Brompton Oratory in London and the Oxford Oratory.
J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings, worshipped here for about seven years.
[edit] The Oratory Priests' Home
The Oratory Priests' Home (1850-1) fronting Hagley Road is a Grade II* listed building. It was the home (1852-90) of John Henry Cardinal Newman.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- The Latin Mass Society of England & Wales
- Images of England — details from listed building database (217208) - Priest's Home - Grade II*
- Images of England — details from listed building database (217209) - The attached Church of the Immaculate Conception - Grade II
- Images of England — details from listed building database (217210) - Former St Phillips school hall, now part of the Oratory complex - Grade II*
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