Country United Kingdom Founded 1960 Phone +44 1865 762964 Deanery Oxford | Denomination Roman Catholic Church Style Brick-built Dedication Anthony of Padua | |
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Location 115 Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX3 7SS Website stanthonyofpadua.org.uk Address 115 Headley Way, Oxford OX3 7SS, UK Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham Similar Oxford Oratory, Greyfriars - Oxford, Coronation Chair, Oxford Town Hall, John Radcliffe Hospital | ||
The Church of St Anthony of Padua, Oxford is a yellow brick-built Catholic church in suburb of Headington, east Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. The church building is located in Headley Way.
History
The church was built in 1960 and designed by Jennings, Homer & Lynch. J.R.R. Tolkien was a parishioner here when he lived in Sandfield Road nearby. He was also a benefactor and a Requiem Mass was held here in his honour on 6 September 1973.
References
St Anthony of Padua, Oxford Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA