Who is credited with founding Christ Church, Oxford?

serpa

Cardinal Thomas Woolsey "Christ Church College Christ Church is the largest of the Oxford University colleges. Its grandeur owes much to the pride of one man, its founder, Cardinal Thomas Woolsey. Wolsey was himself a former member of Magdalen College. He became Master of Magdalen in 1500, but that was merely a brief stopover on his meteoric rise to power as chief advisor and chaplain to Henry VIII. In 1525 Wolsey, also founder of Hampton Court Palace, aquired the Augustinian priory on the site of St. Frideswide's abbey (see Anglo-Saxon Oxford). Wolsey had the site cleared, and began construction of a grandiose complex of buildings around a green quadrangle (now known as Tom Quad). By the time of Wolsey's death in 1529 the college was still incomplete - not surprising considering the scope of Wolsey's project." http://www.britainexpress.com/cities/oxford/christs-church.htm Jul 15 09, 1:18 AM

romeomikegolf

Sorry serpa, you need to go a bit further back. I didn't mention the college. Jul 15 09, 1:44 AM

johcharly

St Frideswide? the patron saint of Oxford is buried in the grounds. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Church_Cathedral,_Oxford Jul 15 09, 5:33 AM

romeomikegolf

Spot on. Jul 15 09, 9:10 AM