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Christ Church Cathedral School is an independent preparatory school for boys in Oxford, England. It is one of three choral foundation schools in the city and educates choristers of Christ Church Cathedral , and the Chapels of Worcester College and Pembroke College . [ 1 ]
Christ Church, formally titled "The Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford of the Foundation of King Henry the Eighth", [1] is the only academic institution in the world which is also a cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of Oxford. The Visitor of Christ Church is the reigning British sovereign [16] (currently King Charles ...
John Fell (bishop) (1625–1686), Dean of Christ Church and Bishop of Oxford; Samuel Fell (1584–1649) Dean of Christ Church, Oxford and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford; John Gilbert (1693–1761), Archbishop of York; Bernard Gilpin (1517–1583), 'Apostle of the North' William Howley (1766–1848), Archbishop of Canterbury
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 ...
The cathedral is the mother church of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford and seat of the Bishop of Oxford. 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 ...
Christchurch College or Christ Church College may refer to: Christ Church, Oxford, a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England; Canterbury Christ Church University, Anglican new university in Canterbury, Kent, England; Christ Church College, Matale, a mixed government school located in Matale, Sri Lanka
The choir stalls at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, where Darlington was Director of Music for 33 years. After attending King's School, Worcester, Darlington was an organ scholar at Christ Church, Oxford, in the early 1970s, studying under Simon Preston.
William Orchard (fl. 1468 – died 1504) was an English gothic architect, responsible for the elaborate pendant vaults of the Divinity School, Oxford and the chancel of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. He worked on the cloister and designed the Great Tower of Magdalen College, Oxford also known as Magdalen Tower.