

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Like Mother, Like Son: JRR Tolkien's 'Conversion' to Catholicism
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: In the next public talk at Il-Ħaġar Museum, which as announced earlier has been postponed from last Friday to this Friday 13 March 2026 at 19:30, Rev. Geoffrey George Attard will delve into the exceptionally close and loving bond the English writer and scholar J.R.R. Tolkien shared with his mother, Mabel Tolkien, known before marriage as Mabel née Suffield. This bond shaped both his life and his faith. After his father’s death, when Ronald was three, Mabel became the sole caregiver and educator for her two sons, teaching them subjects such as Latin, French, botany, and drawing. Her decision to convert to Roman Catholicism in 1900 resulted in severe condemnation and the complete loss of all financial support from her staunchly Baptist family, forcing them into poverty. When Mabel died of acute diabetes in 1904 at the age of 34 – two decades before insulin was discovered – Tolkien, then only 12, was left orphaned and came to regard her as a martyr for her faith and for the hardships she endured to ensure her sons were raised Catholic. This deep love and profound sense of loss left an indelible mark, influencing his strong religious identity and the themes of suffering, sacrifice, and enduring love found in his works.

Born in 1978, Rev. Attard is a priest of the diocese of Gozo. He holds a Masters in Ecclesiastical History from the University of Edinburgh and a Masters in Theology from the University of St Andrews’, Scotland. He is a member of the Oxford Tolkien Society. He teaches Church History at the Sacred Heart Seminary, Gozo (Malta).
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/victoria/like-mother-like-son-jrr-tolkiens-conversion-to-catholicism/200029801191818
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Victoria
- **state**: MA
- **country**: Malta
- **location**: Il-Ħaġar - Heart of Gozo Museum
- **lat**: 36.043889807456
- **long**: 14.239228069782
- **full address**: Il-Ħaġar - Heart of Gozo Museum, Pjazza San Ġorġ,Victoria, Malta

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Il-Ħaġar - Heart of Gozo Museum (https://allevents.in/org/il-Ħaġar-heart-of-gozo-museum/1333112)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Il-Ħaġar - Heart of Gozo Museum, Pjazza San Ġorġ,Victoria, Malta
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Il-Ħaġar - Heart of Gozo Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, fine-arts, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Like Mother, Like Son: JRR Tolkien's 'Conversion' to Catholicism ?
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