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The choir, looking towards the organ and entrance. The cathedral was originally the church of St Frideswide's Priory.The site was historically presumed to be the location of the nunnery founded by St Frideswide, the patron saint of Oxford, and the shrine is now in the Latin Chapel; originally containing relics translated at the rebuilding in 1180, it was the focus of pilgrimage from at least ...
Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniquely a joint foundation of the university and the cathedral of the Oxford diocese, Christ Church Cathedral, which also serves as the college chapel and whose dean is ex officio the college head. As of 2022, Christ Church had the largest financial endowment of any Oxford college at £770 ...
Darlington was Choragus of the University of Oxford and holds a Lambeth Doctorate.He served as President of the Royal College of Organists from 2000 to 2002 and is an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music, a Fellow of the Royal School of Church Music and an honorary canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.
The Diocese of Oxford was created by letters patent from Henry VIII on 1 September 1542, [1] out of part of the Diocese of Lincoln. Osney Abbey was designated the original cathedral, but in 1545 this was changed to St Frideswide's Priory which became Christ Church Cathedral.
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The chapter of canons of the cathedral formed the governing body of the college from its foundation until the Christ Church (Oxford) Act of 1867, by which the Governing Body was expanded to include the Students (academics) in addition to the Dean and Chapter. [1] The dean was ex officio head of the chapter and ipso facto head of the college ...
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Christ Church, Oxford, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, U.K., and the associated cathedral Canterbury Christ Church University , Kent, England Christ Church Grammar School , Perth, Western Australia