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'''Father Francis Xavier Morgan''' ([[18 January|January 18]], 1857 - [[11 June|June 11]], [[1935]]) was a Roman Catholic priest at the [[Birmingham Oratory]] in [[Birmingham]]. He was half Welsh and half Anglo-Spanish. | '''Father Francis Xavier Morgan''' ([[18 January|January 18]], [[1857]] - [[11 June|June 11]], [[1935]]) was a Roman Catholic priest at the [[Birmingham Oratory]] in [[Birmingham]]. He was half Welsh and half Anglo-Spanish. | ||
He took care of [[Mabel Suffield|Mabel Tolkien]] during her illness, and took over custody of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Ronald]] and [[Hilary Tolkien]] after her death. Father Francis was a [[J.R.R._Tolkien's_inspirations#pipe-smoking|pipe-smoker]] and Tolkien derived his own custom from this. | He took care of [[Mabel Suffield|Mabel Tolkien]] during her illness, and took over custody of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Ronald]] and [[Hilary Tolkien]] after her death. Father Francis was a [[J.R.R._Tolkien's_inspirations#pipe-smoking|pipe-smoker]] and Tolkien derived his own custom from this. | ||
Father Francis Xavier Morgan, forbade Tolkien to see [[Edith Tolkien|Edith Bratt]] until he was twenty-one because he saw her as a distraction from his studies. With one exception, Tolkien obeyed this instruction to the letter while Father Morgan's guardianship lasted | Father Francis Xavier Morgan, forbade Tolkien to see [[Edith Tolkien|Edith Bratt]] until he was twenty-one because he saw her as a distraction from his studies. With one exception, Tolkien obeyed this instruction to the letter while Father Morgan's guardianship lasted. | ||
Tolkien named his first son, [[John Tolkien|John Francis Reuel]] after him. | Tolkien named his first son, [[John Tolkien|John Francis Reuel]] after him.<ref>{{HM|Bio}}</ref> | ||
In 2013, [[José Manuel Ferrández Bru]] published ''[[La Conexion Española de J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', a Spanish-language biography about Francis Xavier Morgan.<ref>{{webcite|author="juanito panchacoco"|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mythsoc/message/24179|articlename=A biography of Fr. Francis is published (#24179)|dated=25 March 2013|website=[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mythsoc/ Mythsoc mailing list]|accessed=25 March 2013}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Letter to Father Francis Morgan]] (letter) | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www. | * [http://www.birminghamoratory.org.uk/about-the-oratory/biographies-of-past-members/f-francis-xavier-morgan-1935/ Father Francis Xavier Morgan (1935)] (by F. Philip Lynch; Birmingham Oratory; accessed 9.3.2016). | ||
* [http://www. | * [http://www.birminghamoratory.org.uk/about-the-oratory/tolkein-the-oratory/ Tolkien and the Oratory] (Birmingham Oratory; accessed 9.3.2016). | ||
* "[http://www.josemanuelferrandez.com/ENconexion.html J.R.R. Tolkien' Spanish Connection]" by [[José Manuel Ferrández Bru]] | * "[http://www.josemanuelferrandez.com/ENconexion.html J.R.R. Tolkien' Spanish Connection]" by [[José Manuel Ferrández Bru]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:49, 9 March 2016
Father Francis Xavier Morgan (January 18, 1857 - June 11, 1935) was a Roman Catholic priest at the Birmingham Oratory in Birmingham. He was half Welsh and half Anglo-Spanish.
He took care of Mabel Tolkien during her illness, and took over custody of Ronald and Hilary Tolkien after her death. Father Francis was a pipe-smoker and Tolkien derived his own custom from this.
Father Francis Xavier Morgan, forbade Tolkien to see Edith Bratt until he was twenty-one because he saw her as a distraction from his studies. With one exception, Tolkien obeyed this instruction to the letter while Father Morgan's guardianship lasted.
Tolkien named his first son, John Francis Reuel after him.[1]
In 2013, José Manuel Ferrández Bru published La Conexion Española de J.R.R. Tolkien, a Spanish-language biography about Francis Xavier Morgan.[2]
See also
- Letter to Father Francis Morgan (letter)
External links
- Father Francis Xavier Morgan (1935) (by F. Philip Lynch; Birmingham Oratory; accessed 9.3.2016).
- Tolkien and the Oratory (Birmingham Oratory; accessed 9.3.2016).
- "J.R.R. Tolkien' Spanish Connection" by José Manuel Ferrández Bru
References
- ↑ Humphrey Carpenter, J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
- ↑ "juanito panchacoco", "A biography of Fr. Francis is published (#24179)" dated 25 March 2013, Mythsoc mailing list (accessed 25 March 2013)
