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John Francis Reuel Tolkien (16 November 1917 – 22 January 2003) was an English Roman-Catholic priest and the eldest son of J. R. R. Tolkien. He served as a parish priest in Oxford, Coventry, Birmingham, and Stoke-on-Trent. He was also a chaplain at the University College of North Staffordshire and to two schools, as well as a governor of St ...
- 1946–1994
- Christopher Tolkien (brother)
Feb 6, 2024 · In 13 February 1944 John Tolkien was made Exorcist and Acolyte (the two highest of the Minor Orders of the Roman Catholic Church) in a ceremony at Stonyhurst. He was given his Orders as a priest on 10 February 1946 . Between 1957 and 1987 John Tolkien lived in Stoke-on-Trent.
John Francis Reuel Tolkien (16 November 1917 – 22 January 2003) was an English Roman-Catholic priest and the eldest son of J. R. R. Tolkien. He served as a parish priest in Oxford, Coventry, Birmingham, and Stoke-on-Trent.
Feb 5, 2024 · Back to The Author. J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biographical Sketch. By David Doughan MBE. Who was Tolkien? Photo by Pamela Chandler. © The Tolkien Society. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973) was a major scholar of the English language, specialising in Old and Middle English.
Biography. Childhood. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on 3rd January 1892 in Bloemfontein, in the Orange Free State (now South Africa), to Arthur and Mabel Tolkien. His parents, both originally from Birmingham, had moved to South Africa so that Arthur could pursue his career in banking.
John Francis Reuel Tolkien (16 November 1917 – 22 January 2003) was an English Roman-Catholic priest and the eldest son of J. R. R. Tolkien. He served as a parish priest in Oxford , Coventry , Birmingham , and Stoke-on-Trent .
10 February 1946—John Tolkien, Ronald’s eldest, is ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Church. Late 1946-1947—Tolkien returns to working on LOR. 4 December 1947—A revised version of On Fairy-Stories is included in Essays Presented to Charles Williams. August-September 1948—Tolkien drafts sections of Book VI of LOR.
