Inside the Oratory

Statue of Cardinal Newman outside the church

Brompton Oratory
Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Photo of the church, with Holy Trinity Brompton Church visible in the background
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Architect(s)	Herbert Gribble
Style	Italian Renaissance
Dedicated	1884
Contact particulars
Address	Brompton Road, South Kensington, London
Country	United Kingdom
Portal:Christianity

The Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, popularly but incorrectly known as the Brompton Oratory, is a church in South Kensington, London. Family John Henry Newman was born in London and was the eldest son of John Newman (d Holy Trinity Brompton ("HTB" is an Anglican church in Brompton, London, UK. Denominationalism|List of Christian denominations|Church (disambiguation A Christian denomination is an identifiable religious body under a common name structure and doctrine within An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Sacred architecture (also known as religious architecture) is concerned with the design and construction of places of worship and/or sacred or intentional space such The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of the Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement in Europe that spanned the period from the end of the 14th Dedication (Lat dedicatio, from dedicare, to proclaim to announce is to immerse oneself with sincerity into a certain subject or properly the setting apart Brompton Road is a street in Knightsbridge, London. It starts from Knightsbridge tube station and runs south-west through an extremely wealthy residential South Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located South Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. It is situated on Brompton Road, next to the Victoria and Albert Museum, at the junction with Cromwell Gardens. Brompton Road is a street in Knightsbridge, London. It starts from Knightsbridge tube station and runs south-west through an extremely wealthy residential The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design housing a permanent collection Cromwell Gardens is a short but major road in South Kensington, within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England

Designed by Herbert Gribble, and consecrated April 16, 1884, it stands 200 ft tall and is the second largest Roman Catholic church in London, after Westminster Cathedral. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Westminster Cathedral in London, England, is the Mother church of the Roman Catholic community in England and Wales and the Metropolitan

Italian Renaissance in style, it has marble columns and altar rails, a huge vaulted dome, mosaics, and carvings in wood and stone. The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of the Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement in Europe that spanned the period from the end of the 14th A dome is a common structural element of Architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a Sphere. Art History Mosaics of the 4th century BC are found in the Macedonian palace-city of Aegae, and they enriched the floors of Hellenistic In addition, it houses 12 statues of the apostles by Mazzuoli (1644–1725).

The Church belongs to and is served by the Congregation of the London Oratory (see London Oratory). The Oratory of Saint Philip Neri is a congregation of Catholic Priests and Lay-brothers who live together in a community bound together by no formal The London Oratory is the home of the Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri in the Brompton Road London SW7 There are two other Oratories in the UK, the Birmingham Oratory and the Oxford Oratory. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Birmingham Oratory is a Catholic oratory and church, also known as Little Rome in Birmingham. Now known as the Oratory Church of St Aloysius Gonzaga (or Oxford Oratory for short this church is the Catholic parish church for the centre of Oxford

It has strong ties with the nearby London Oratory School, and serves as its 'official' church for all holy days of obligation. The London Oratory School is a Roman Catholic, voluntary aided, comprehensive Secondary school in Fulham, London.

In 1865 Stéphane Mallarmé married Marie Gerhard in Brompton Oratory. Stéphane Mallarmé (malaʁ'me ( March 18, 1842 – September 9, 1898) whose real name was Étienne Mallarmé, was a French In 1889 Edward Elgar married Alice Roberts there. In 1891, Ernest Dowson officially became a Catholic at the church. Ernest Christopher Dowson ( 2 August 1867 &ndash 23 February 1900) born in Lee London, was an English Poet In 1918 Matyla Ghyka married Eileen O'Conor there. Prince Matila Costiesco Ghyka (born Matila Costiescu) KCVO, M In 1926, Alfred Hitchcock married Alma Reville there. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 Alma Lucy Reville Lady Hitchcock ( August 14, 1899, England &ndash July 6, 1982, Bel-Air Los Angeles California

Liturgy

The Oratorian Fathers emphasise the liturgy. A liturgy is the customary public worship done by a specific religious group according to their particular traditions Mass is celebrated every day in Latin in both the Novus Ordo and Tridentine rites. The Mass is the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. This article is about the post-Vatican-II changes to the Mass for an explanation of the current structure of the Mass see Mass (Catholic Church. Several priests from the Oratory attended the 2005 World Youth Day with Juventutem, a traditionalist Catholic youth group. The 20th World Youth Day 2005 (XX Weltjugendtag Köln was a Catholic youth festival that started on August 16 and continued until August 21, Juventutem is an international Roman Catholic movement of young people attached to the Tridentine Mass. Traditionalist Catholics are Roman Catholics, or people who identify as Roman Catholics who believe that there should be a restoration of many or all of the liturgical

External links

• Official website
• The Latin Mass Society of England & Wales
• Juventutem