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First Oratory in the English-speaking World

When: 2 February 1848
Where: Maryvale, Old Oscott
Part of: John Henry Newman founds the first Oratory in the English-speaking world at Maryvale

Newman established the Birmingham Oratory on 2 February 1848, the first in the English-speaking world, initially at Old Oscott, renamed Maryvale.

Saint John Henry Newman founded the first Oratory in the English-speaking world when he established the Birmingham Oratory in the city of Birmingham on 2 February 1848. This was initially located at Old Oscott, which Newman renamed Maryvale after the Oratory church in Rome, Santa Maria in Vallicella.

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Oratory of Saint Philip Neri Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24

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