The Brompton Oratory, with Holy Trinity Brompton visible in the background

Statue of Cardinal Newman outside the church

The Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, popularly but incorrectly known as the Brompton Oratory, is a church in Knightsbridge, London. It is situated on Brompton Road, next to the Victoria and Albert Museum, at the junction with Cromwell Gardens. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1793x793, 282 KB) The Brompton Oratory in South Kensington, London. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1793x793, 282 KB) The Brompton Oratory in South Kensington, London. ... Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) is an Evangelical Anglican church in Knightsbridge, London. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1855x2521, 655 KB) Statue of John Henry Newman (Cardinal Newman) at the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Brompton Road, London, England. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1855x2521, 655 KB) Statue of John Henry Newman (Cardinal Newman) at the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Brompton Road, London, England. ... J H Newman age 23 when he preached his first Sermon John Henry Newman (February 21, 1801 – August 11, 1890) was an English convert to Catholicism, later made a cardinal. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Click Here for Knightsbridge, Castle Hill Australia Knightsbridge is a place in the City of Westminster, London notable for its expensive shops, including Harrods. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Brompton Road, looking east. ... The Victoria and Albert Museum viewed from Thurloe Square. ... The main entrance of the Victoria and Albert Museum on Cromwell Gardens. ...

Consecrated April 16, 1884, it stands 200 ft tall and is the second largest Roman Catholic church in London, after Westminster Cathedral. April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Westminster Cathedral from Victoria Street The interior of Westminster Cathedral Westminster Cathedral is the motherchurch of the Roman Catholic faithful of the Archdiocese of Westminster and the metropolitan church of the Westminster Province, located at 42 Francis Street SW1 in the City of Westminster in London, England. ...

Italian Renaissance in style, it is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and splendid churches in London, with its superb marble columns and altar rails, its huge vaulted dome, its mosaics, and its carvings in wood and stone. In addition, it houses 12 statues of the apostles by Mazzuoli (1644–1725). 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 century to about 1600, marking the transition between Medieval and Early Modern Europe. ...

The Church belongs to and is served by the Congregation of Oratorians. There are two other Oratories in the UK, the Birmingham Oratory and the Oxford Oratory. The Oratory of Saint Philip Neri is a congregation of Roman Catholic priests and lay-brothers who live together in community bound together by no formal vows but only with the bond of charity. ... “Little Rome in Birmingham”, the Oratory Church, Hagley Road, Birmingham was built between 1907-1910 in the Baroque style as a memorial to Cardinal Newman, founder of the English Oratory. ... The Oxford Oratory Church of St Aloysius Gonzaga This 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 Catholic voluntary aided comprehensive secondary school in London educating boys in the age range of 7-16 and boys and girls in the sixth form. ...

Liturgy

The Oratorian Fathers emphasise the liturgy. Mass is celebrated every day in Latin in both the Novus Ordo and Tridentine rites. Every Sunday, mass is celebrated according to the Tridentine liturgy. Several priests from the Oratory attended the 2005 World Youth Day with Juventutem, a traditional Catholic youth group. From the Greek word λειτουργία, which can be transliterated as leitourgia, meaning a public work, a liturgy comprises a prescribed religious ceremony, according to the traditions of a particular religion; it may refer to, or include, an elaborate formal ritual (such as the Catholic Mass), or a daily activity such as... A Medieval Low Mass by a bishop. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... This article needs cleanup. ... The adjective Tridentine refers to any thing or person pertaining to the city of Trent, Italy (Latin: Tridentum). ... A Tridentine Mass being celebrated in Bohermeen, Ireland in the 1950s. ... World Youth Day in Cologne The 20th World Youth Day 2005 was a Catholic youth festival that started on August 16 and continued until August 21, 2005 in Cologne, Germany. ... A traditional Catholic group attending the 2005 World Youth Day event in Germany. ...

Parish Clergy

Fr Harrison (Provost), Fr Dilke (Parish priest), Fr Bowen, Fr Creighton-Jobe (Music prefect), Fr Doyle (dean), Fr Lang, Fr McHardy, Fr Barret-Lennard, Fr Fordham, Fr Large,

External links

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