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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 ...
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] It is a member of the IAPS and the Choir Schools Association.
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 ...
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
Henry Liddell, in an 1858 portrait by George Richmond. Henry George Liddell (/ ˈ l ɪ d əl /; [a] 6 February 1811 – 18 January 1898) was dean (1855–1891) of Christ Church, Oxford, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University (1870–1874), headmaster (1846–1855) of Westminster School [3] (where a house is now named after him), author of A History of Rome (1855), and co-author (with Robert ...
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 ...
Two years after his father's death Gregory was admitted a queen's scholar of Westminster School, from which in 1714 he was elected to Christ Church, Oxford. He graduated B.A. 8 May 1718, and M.A. 27 June 1721, and on 18 April 1724 became the first Professor of Modern History and Languages at Oxford.
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