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<p>128.12.14.177: </p> <hr /> <div>The '''Birmingham Oratory''' is a Roman Catholic church in [[Birmingham]], England. 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 &quot;Little Rome in Birmingham&quot;. <br /> <br /> 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. <br /> <br /> [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], a devout Catholic, worshipped here for about seven years. [[Francis Xavier Morgan]], Ronald and [[Hilary Tolkien]]'s guardian, was a priest of the oratory.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> [http://www.birmingham-oratory.org.uk/TheOratory/Tolkien/tabid/76/Default.aspx Tolkien and the Oratory]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Structures (real-world)]]</div>

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