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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 ...
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 ...
The Great Quadrangle, more popularly known as Tom Quad, is one of the quadrangles of Christ Church, Oxford, England. It is the largest college quad in Oxford , measuring 264 by 261 feet. Although it was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1525–1529, he was unable to complete it before his fall from power.
St Frideswide's Priory, now Christ Church Cathedral. St Frideswide's Priory was established as a priory of Augustinian canons regular in Oxford in 1122. [1] The priory was established by Gwymund, chaplain to Henry I of England. Among its most illustrious priors were the writers Robert of Cricklade and Philip of Oxford. [2]
Apostolic Faith Church of Oxford, United Pentecostal Church in Oxford [12] Bethel Gospel Church, The Holy Family Church, 1 Cuddesdon Way, Blackbird Leys; Cornerstone Church Assemblies of God, Quarry High Street, Headington, Oxford; Calvary Chapel, meets in Botley Primary school; Chinese Christian Church, 15 Gorse Leas; Christ Embassy Oxford ...
From 1831 until his death, he was Dean of Christ Church. [2] As curator of the Bodleian Library and principal delegate of the Oxford University Press, Gaisford was instrumental in securing the co-operation of distinguished European scholars as collators, notably Bekker and Dindorf.
Henry Liddell (1811–1898) dean of Christ Church, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, and headmaster of Westminster School. Sir Peter Osborne, 17th Baronet (1943–), Father of George Osborne; William Penn (1644–1718), founder of Pennsylvania; Hubert Chesshyre, retired British officer of arms found to have committed child sexual abuse [13 ...