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"Beaufort West (Afrikaans: Beaufort-Wes; Xhosa: eBhobhofolo) is a town in the Western Cape province in South Africa. It is the largest town in the arid Great Karoo region, and is known as the "Capital of the Karoo". It forms part of the Beaufort West Local Municipality, with 34 085 inhabitants in 2011. It is the centre of an agricultural district based mainly on sheep farming, and is a significant town on the N1 national road. Next door to Beaufort West is the Karoo National Park. Important fossils have been found in the area, initially by David Baird, son of the local magistrate in 1827. The old Town Hall and the Dutch Reformed Church have been declared national monuments. History Beaufort West was the first town to be established in the central Karoo. The town was founded in 1818 and initially named Beaufort after Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort, who was the father of Lord Charles Henry Somerset, then governor of the Cape Colony. The town was renamed Beaufort West in 1869 to avoid confusion with Port Beaufort in the Western Cape as well as Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape. The town became prosperous with the introduction of Saxon Merino sheep. One of those who first farmed them, John Molteno, was a young Anglo-Italian immigrant who then founded the town's first bank in 1854 and went on to become the first Prime Minister of the Cape.L. Nell: The Great Karoo. Cape Town. Struik. 2008. Beaufort West: A new municipality. , 9781770073876 Beaufort West became the first municipality in South Africa on 3 February 1837 and had the country's first town hall. When the railroad reached the town in 1880 it became a marshalling yard and locomotive depot and today it is the largest town in the Karoo. Professor Christiaan Barnard, the town’s most famous son, performed the first successful human-to-human heart transplant. He is honoured in the local museum, which houses a display of awards presented to him and a replica of the original heart transplant theatre. Beaufort West is the site of one of the largest migrations of mammals on record. In 1849, Sir John Fraser (son of the local Dutch Reformed Church minister) observed and famously documented a herd of Springbok that took three days to pass the town. Old style church in Donkin Street Climate Famous residents *Jan Bantjes, a prominent Voortrekker who likely authored the treaty between the Voortrekkers and the Zulu Kingdom was born in Beaufort West in 1817. *Sir John Fraser, was born in Beaufort West in the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope in 1840. He later studied medicine at Kings College, Aberdeen. In 1871, he was appointed Private Secretary to Jan Brand, President of the Orange Free State. In 1878 he qualified as an Advocate of the Free State Bar and, after serving as Financial Commissioner of the Free State during the Second Boer War, accepted the Honour of the Knighthood from the British Crown for his reconciliatory role after the conflict.(1924) 41 SALJ 1 *Christiaan Barnard, the pioneering heart surgeon, grew up in Beaufort West. His father, Adam Barnard, was a minister in the Dutch Reformed Mission Church. One of his four brothers, Abraham, died of a heart problem at the age of five. Barnard matriculated from the Beaufort West High School in 1940, and went to study medicine at the University of Cape Town Medical School, where he obtained his MB ChB in 1945. He is commemorated in the local museum. *Cyril Karabus, MBChB, former Professor of Paediatrics, University of Cape Town (also FRCP, FRCPE) and head of the Oncology and Haemotology Unit of Red Cross Children's Hospital Cape Town *Sir John Molteno, the first Prime Minister of the Cape. In his youth, this Anglo-Italian immigrant was a farmer and businessman who opened Beaufort West's first bank. *Elizabeth Maria Molteno, civil and women's rights activist (and the daughter of John Molteno), was born in Beaufort West. *Cromwell Everson, the classical music composer and composer of the first Afrikaans opera, was born and grew up in Beaufort West. Gained the basis of his music skills under the piano tutelage of Beckie Karabus (whose husband, Isaac Karabus, was one of the first five Ford agents in South Africa), mother of the jurist, Alan Karabus and doctor, Cyril Karabus *Mandlenkosi, who fought against the apartheid government and was shot whilst feeding his baby boy (Sira). Mandlenkosi Senior Secondary School is named after him. His name is also present in the township area of Kwa-Mandlenkosi. *Gert Vlok Nel, the pioneering poet, was born 1963 and grew up in Beaufort- West. *Alan Karabus, BA, LlB, BCL, former Professor at the universities of, inter alia, Tulane, McGill, and Bridgeport *Antoinette Pienaar (born 1961), is a South African actress, singer, and author. Coat of arms By 1931, the town council had assumed a coat of arms — it was depicted on a cigarette card issued in that year. The arms were formally granted by the administrator of the Cape Province on 10 March 1967Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette 3392 (10 March 1967). and registered at the Bureau of Heraldry in September 1969. The arms are: Gules, a portcullis with chains pendant all Or (i.e. a red shield displaying a gold portcullis with chains). The crest is an ostrich, the supporters a merino ram and an angora ram, and the motto Festina lente. Economy The large uranium and yellow cake producing Beaufort West mine is nearby. See also *Beaufort West Reformed Church *!Kora Wars References External links *Beaufort West website Category:Populated places established in 1818 Category:Karoo Category:Populated places in the Beaufort West Local Municipality Category:1818 establishments in the Cape Colony "
"The Oxford Oratory Church of St Aloysius Gonzaga (or Oxford Oratory for short) is the Catholic parish church for the centre of Oxford, England. It is located at 25 Woodstock Road, next to Somerville College. The church is served by the Congregation of the Oratory. History The entrance to the Oratory Church of St Aloysius Gonzaga (with the flag of the Vatican City flying at half mast the day after the death of Pope John Paul II) St Aloysius' was founded as the Jesuit (Society of Jesus) parish of central Oxford. Completed in 1875, the building of St Aloysius' was an important step in the ongoing refoundation of a Roman Catholic presence in Oxford. The parish was served by notable members of the society for many years, including Gerard Manley Hopkins (December 1878 - September 1879). The church also housed a notable collection of relics bequeathed by Hartwell de la Garde Grissell, many of which were destroyed in the 1970s. In the 1980s, the Jesuits left the church and the parish was taken over by the Archdiocese of Birmingham. In 1990, the Archbishop of Birmingham invited members of the Birmingham Oratory to take over the running of the parish and found a new Oratorian community in Oxford. Two priests from Birmingham arrived in September 1990 and, in 1993, the Oxford Oratory was established as an independent Congregation. Fr Robert Byrne then served as provost from 1993 to 2011. From 2011-2019, Fr Daniel Seward served as provost. The incumbent is the Very Rev. Fr Nicholas Edmonds-Smith. Liturgy It is part of the tradition of the Oratory in England to ensure that the liturgy is celebrated in a dignified and worthy manner. In the Oxford Oratory most Masses are celebrated in English, but on Sundays and Holydays a non-Tridentine Solemn Mass is sung in Latin. Latin is also used in the Tridentine Low Mass also celebrated on Sundays and Holydays, while the Parish Mass is sung in English.The Oxford Oratory: Mass Times (retrieved in August 2019)] Organ The organ was enlarged between 1998 and 2004 by Matthew Copley. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. Building The church was designed by Joseph Hansom in a Gothic Revival style.Harris, Penelope, "The Architectural Achievement of Joseph Aloysius Hansom (1803-82), Designer of the Hansom Cab, Birmingham Town Hall and Churches of the Catholic Revival", The Edwin Mellen Press, 2010, Much of the original interior decoration was painted over in the 1970s, and the altar moved forward. The building is being gradually restored as part of the "Oxford Oratory - Reaffirmation & Renewal" campaign. The church consists of a single nave and five side chapels. To the left of the sanctuary is the Sacred Heart chapel, and the Lady Chapel is to the right. There are also chapels dedicated to St Philip Neri (formerly St Joseph's chapel) and Our Lady of Oxford (also known as the relic chapel). There are plans to build a new baptistery and a chapel dedicated to Cardinal Newman after his beatification in September 2010. Gallery File:Oxford Oratory altar 2010-04-18.jpgChurch altar File:Bernard Longley Oxford Oratory 3 2010-04-18.jpgChurch sanctuary File:Oxford Oratory 1 2010-04-18.jpgView of the altar File:Sacred-Heart- Chapel-Oxford-Altar.pngThe altar of the Sacred Heart chapel References External links * * The Latin Mass Society of England & Wales * Latin Masses in Oxford * Category:Buildings by Joseph Hansom Category:Christian organizations established in 1993 Category:Churches in Oxford Category:Grade II listed Roman Catholic churches in England Category:Grade II listed buildings in Oxford Category:Grade II listed churches in Oxfordshire Category:Oratorian communities in the United Kingdom Category:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham Category:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1875 Category:Roman Catholic churches in Oxfordshire "
"TheaterClub/Kyiv was one of the first independent experimental theatre groups in post-Soviet Ukraine. It was established by Oleg Liptsin in Kyiv in 1989 and was active until 1998. During this time TheaterClub/Kyiv produced a number of avant-garde style award-winning productions and international theatre projects performed in different parts of the world. Category:Theatre in Ukraine Category:Theatre companies in Ukraine Category:Theatres in Kyiv "