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Corpus Christi College

     
College nameCorpus Christi College
Named afterCorpus Christi, Body of Christ
Established1517
Sister collegeCorpus Christi College, Cambridge
PresidentSir Tim Lankester
JCR presidentMeg Powell-Chandler
Undergraduates239
MCR presidentEvert van Emde Boas
Graduates126
Corpus Christi College, Oxford (Oxford (central))
Corpus Christi College, Oxford

Location of Corpus Christi College within central OxfordCoordinates: 51°45′03″N 1°15′13″W / 51.750909, -1.253702
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Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The University of Oxford comprises 38 Colleges and 6 religious Permanent Private Halls (PPHs which are autonomous self-governing A Permanent Private Hall at the University of Oxford is an educational institution within the university &mdash not as a constituent college but able to present students for The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The Blessed Sacrament, or the Body and Blood of Christ, is a devotional name used in the Roman Catholic Church, Old Catholic and Anglican Most of the colleges forming the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford are paired into sister colleges across the two universities Corpus Christi College (full name The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary, often shortened to simply Corpus) is a College of the University Sir Tim Lankester, KCB (born 1942 is President of Corpus Christi College Oxford. In some universities in the United Kingdom — particularly collegiate universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and Durham — the academic body In some universities in the United Kingdom — particularly collegiate universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and Durham — the academic body Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The University of Oxford comprises 38 Colleges and 6 religious Permanent Private Halls (PPHs which are autonomous self-governing The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located As of 2006, Corpus had an estimated financial endowment of £58m. A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested [1]

The college tends to perform well academically, and as a small college does surprisingly well in sporting activities within the University (e. g. , Women's Rugby and Gentlemen's Cricket). It had won the annual sporting challenge against its larger sister college, Corpus Christi Cambridge, for six consecutive years until its defeat in 2006; it regained the title in 2007, losing it again in 2008. Corpus Christi College (full name The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary, often shortened to simply Corpus) is a College of the University On 9 May 2005 a team representing Corpus won University Challenge. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. University Challenge is a long-running British television quiz show, licensed and produced by Granada Television.

The humanistic ideas of the founder are still important to the college today, with a continued emphasis on the teaching of Latin, Ancient Greek, and ancient history. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c "Ancient" redirects here For other uses see Ancient_(disambiguation.

The college attempts to select the brightest students regardless of their social background. Corpus Christi has around 350 students (of whom roughly 220 are undergraduates). This makes it one of the smallest colleges in Oxford.

The Visitor of the College is ex officio the Bishop of Winchester, currently Michael Scott-Joynt. For the Catholic equivalent see Canonical visitation, and for other uses see Visitor (disambiguation A Visitor, in United See also List of bishops of Winchester The Bishop of Winchester is the head of the Church of England Michael Charles Scott-Joynt (born March 15, 1943) is an English eccentric and Prelate of the Order of the Garter.

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History

Founding

The college was founded in 1517 by Richard Foxe, the Bishop of Winchester. Richard Foxe (sometimes Richard Fox) (c 1448–5 October 1528 was an English churchman successively Bishop of Exeter, Bath and Wells, A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight Winchester or Winton ( archaic) is a historic city in southern England, with a population of around 40000 within a radius of its centre Although intended as a traditional training college for secular clergy, under the influence of Hugh Oldham it became the foremost humanist enterprise in Oxford, the model for many subsequent foundations. Hugh Oldham was born around 1450 - most likely in the town of Oldham in Lancashire, England, although some accounts claim he was born in nearby Manchester Foxe was a humanist and interested in classical literature. He founded a library which was very progressive for the time. The library included books in Latin, Greek and even Hebrew – and was praised by Erasmus on a visit to Oxford as a "biblioteca trilinguis". The important Spanish humanist Juan Luis Vives taught at Corpus while tutor to Mary Tudor, later Queen Mary I.

Religious ferment

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the college was again involved in religious ferment. Reginald Pole, a fellow of the college in the 1520s, was Archbishop of Canterbury during the reign of Queen Mary, and a candidate for the papacy. Reginald Pole (1500 &ndash November 17, 1558) was an English prelate a Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church, and the last Roman John Rainolds, another fellow, and Corpus's seventh President, was involved in the inception and translation of the King James Version of the Bible, published in 1611. John Rainolds (or Reynolds) ( 1549 - May 21, 1607) English divine was born about Michaelmas 1549 at Pinhoe near

Nineteenth century

John Keble, a leader of the Oxford Movement, was an undergraduate at Corpus at the start of the nineteenth century, and went on to a fellowship at Oriel and to have a college named after him (Keble College, Oxford). John Keble ( 25 April 1792 – 29 March 1866) was an English churchman one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement, The Oxford Movement or Tractarianism was an affiliation of High Church Anglicans, most of whom were members of the University of Oxford, who sought Oriel College, located in Oriel Square, Oxford, is the fifth oldest of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England Keble College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.

Notable former students and fellows

See also Former students of Corpus Christi College, Oxford

Academics/teachers

References

  1. ^ Oxford College Endowment Incomes, 1973-2006 (updated July 2007)

External links

Richard Pate, born 1516 in Cheltenham, was a landowner and Member of Parliament for Gloucester. Henry Phillpotts (1778&ndash1869 Bishop of Exeter or "Henry of Exeter," as he was often called was England's longest serving bishop since the 12th century Edward Pococke (1604-1691 was an English Orientalist and biblical scholar Reginald Pole (1500 &ndash November 17, 1558) was an English prelate a Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church, and the last Roman John Rainolds (or Reynolds) ( 1549 - May 21, 1607) English divine was born about Michaelmas 1549 at Pinhoe near John Ruskin (8 February 1819 &ndash 20 January 1900 is best known for his work as an Art critic, sage writer, and Social critic, but is remembered Charles Prestwich Scott ( 26 October 1846 &ndash 1 January 1932) was a British journalist publisher and politician Vikram Seth (विक्रम सेठ pronounced /vɪkrəm seːʈʰ/ born June 20, 1952 is an Indian Poet, Novelist, travel Michael Alan Spencer (born 30 May 1955, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a billionaire British businessman the founder and Chief executive Nicholas Udall (1504 &ndash December 23, 1556) was an British playwright and schoolmaster the author of Ralph Roister Doister James Opie Urmson (1915-) was Fellow Tutor and Emeritus Fellow in Philosophy of Corpus Christi College Oxford. Nicholas Wadham (1531/1532 – 1609 was the benefactor of Wadham College Oxford. William Arthur Waldegrave Baron Waldegrave of North Hill, PC (born 15 August 1946 educated at Eton College, Corpus Christi College Oxford and now a Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams FBA (21 September 1929 &ndash 10 June 2003 has been described as the most important British moral philosopher of his time Professor Sir Brian Harrison (b July 9, 1937) was the editor of Oxford Dictionary of National Biography from January 2000 to September 2004 The Dictionary of National Biography ( DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history published from 1885 In some universities in the United Kingdom — particularly collegiate universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and Durham — the academic body A students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, or guild of students is a Student Organization
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