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The Anglican
cathedral of Christchurch is located in the cathedral square in
Christchurch. Christchurch got its name after the Christ Church
University of Oxford. The University of Oxford is located in
Oxford, England. Christ Church means the house or the temple of
Christ. It is also sometimes known as The House. Christ Church
was founded in 1524 by Cardinal Wolsey and was at this time
known as Cardinal’s College. In the year 1529 the college became
the property of King Henry VIII. In the year 1546 the King Henry
re-founded the college and declared the old monastery church as
cathedral and named it Christ Church (Aedes Christi). The
University and cathedral of Oxford is a beautiful building.
During the civil war of England between 1642 and 1646 the King
Charles I lived at Christ Church. After the war Christ Church
has been restored. The University of Oxford has a large number
of students. It is a very famous college in Oxford. There are
over four hundred undergraduate members of the college and
around two hundred and fifty graduate students. The Christ
Church Library has a large collection early printed books and
manuscripts of Oxford and also a collection of legal works. |
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