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The '''Birmingham Oratory''' is a Catholic oratory and church in [[Birmingham]]. Because of its baroque design, it is often called the "Little Rome in Birmingham".  
The '''Birmingham Oratory''' is a Catholic church in [[Birmingham]]. It is used primarily by the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, a congregation of priests and lay-brothers. Because of its baroque design, it is often called the "Little Rome in Birmingham".  


The church was constructed between 1907 and 1910 as a memorial to the Blessed John Henry Newman, a prominent English cardinal who converted from Anglicanism to Catholicism.  
The church was constructed between 1907 and 1910 as a memorial to the Blessed John Henry Newman, a prominent English cardinal who converted from Anglicanism to Catholicism.  

Revision as of 10:53, 5 November 2010

The Birmingham Oratory is a Catholic church in Birmingham. It is used primarily by the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, a congregation of priests and lay-brothers. Because of its baroque design, it is often called the "Little Rome in Birmingham".

The church was constructed between 1907 and 1910 as a memorial to the Blessed John Henry Newman, a prominent English cardinal who converted from Anglicanism to Catholicism.

J. R. R. Tolkien, a devout catholic, worshipped here for about seven years.

External links

Tolkien and the Oratory