St Anthony of Padua, Oxford
The Church of St Anthony of Padua, Oxford[3] is a yellow brick-built Catholic church in suburb of Headington, east Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. The church building is located in Headley Way.[2][1]
| St Anthony of Padua | |
|---|---|
 Front view of the church | |
| 51°45′50.1″N 1°13′31.0″W | |
| Location | 115 Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX3 7SS |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Website | stanthonyofpadua.org.uk |
| History | |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Dedication | Saint Anthony of Padua |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Brick-built |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Birmingham[1] |
| Deanery | Oxford (North)[2] |
Alternative view of the church
History
The church was built in 1960 and designed by Jennings, Homer & Lynch.[4] J.R.R. Tolkien was a parishioner here when he lived in Sandfield Road nearby. He was also a benefactor and his Requiem Mass was held here on 6 September 1973.[5]
References
- "St Anthony of Padua, Oxford", Parish Directory, UK: The Archdiocese of Birmingham, retrieved 25 February 2014
- "St Anthony of Padua", Oxford (North) Deanery, UK: Communigate.co.uk, retrieved 25 February 2014
- Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "St Anthony of Padua, Church of". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. p. 377. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 336. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
- Cranshaw, Richard; Collier, Ian; Butler, Andrew, eds. (2005). The Tolkien Society Guide to Oxford: The sights of the Oxford of Professor JRR Tolkien CBE. Harmondsworth: The Tolkien Society. p. 24. ISBN 0-905520-17-3.
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